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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1992

TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS - SEPTEMBER 1992

Sep 1992

Aug 1992

Earlier months (% change to Sep 1992)

Jun 1992

Sep 1991

(HK$mn)

Money Supply

MI - HK$

149,595

128,021 (16.9 )

Foreign currency Total

15,830

16,469 (-3.9 )

131,773 (13.5) 16,110 (-1.7 }

165,425

144,490 (14.5)

147,883 ( 11.9 }

108,539 (37.8) 17,221 ( -8.1 ) 125,761 (31.5)

M2 - HK$*

719,965

700.939 ( 2.7 )

687,849 {

4.7)

607,616 (18.5)

Foreign currency

780,254

766,853 (

1.7 )

758,935 (

2.8)

693,450 (12.5)

Total

1,500,219

1,467,792 (

2.2 )

1,446,784 (

3.7 )

1,301,066 ( 15.3)

M3 - HK$*

742,406

723,214 (

2.7 )

710,209 (

4.5)

634,385 (17.0)

Foreign currency

815,111

803,141 (

1.5 }

198,774 (

2.0 )

736,043 (10.7)

Total

1,557,518

1,526,355 {

2.0)

1,508,984 (

3.2 )

1,370,428 ( 13.7 )

Notes and coins in circulation

56,299

of which held by public

48,957

56,287 ( 48,403 (

0.0)

52,500 (

7.2)

46,638 (20.7 )

45,729 (

7.1 }

40,257 (21.6 }

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

116,458

Total Savings deposits

351,317

Tota! Time deposits with licensed banks

967,129

Total Time deprits with restricted licence banks

35,543

96,088 ( 21.2 ) 349,928 ( 0.4) 957,085 ( 1.0 ) 36,650 (-3.0)

102,154 ( 14.0) 342,803 (

2.5) 939,854 ( 2.9)

85,504 ( 36.2 ) 281,731 (24.7 }

877,155 (10.3 )

38,909 (

-8.7)

40,395 (-12.0)

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

19,754

HK$ deposits*

679.547

US$ deposits*

367,338

20,088 (-1.7) 661,075 ( 347,278 (

2.8 ) 5.8)

Other foreign currency deposits*

443,326

All deposits

1,490,211

451,486 (-1.8) 1,459,839 ( 2.1)

20,702 ( 650,990 ( 4.4) 333,728 ( 10.1 ) 459,703 (3.6) 1,444,421 (

3.2 )

4.6 )

25,668 (-23.0)

580,212 ( 17.1 )

297,719 ( 23.4 )

432,522 (

2.5)

1,310,453 (13.7 )

Foreign currency swap deposits

51,317

49,009 ( 4.7)

45,181 (13.6 )

45,008 (14,0 }

Total Loans und advances

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

89,173

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

11,126

Other loans for use in H.K.

912,534

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,471,180

90,878 (-1.9 ) 11,333 (-1.8 ) 892,222 (

2.3) 1,427,802 (

3.0 )

Other loans where the place of use is not known

37,440

38,150 (

-1.9 )

90.153 ( -1.1 ) 14,545 (-23.5 } 878,951 (

1.8 ) 1,356,673 (

8.4 ) 37,566 (-0.3 )

82,297 ( 11,866 (-6.2 ) 782,172 { 16.7 }

8.4 )

1,119,381 (31.4)

39,016 (

4.0 )

Loans in HKS

809,135

Loans in foreign currencies

1,712,319

Total loans and advances

2,521,453

792,500 ( 1,667,885 ( 2,460,384 (

2.1 ) 2.7) 2.5)

781,524 ( 1,596,365 ( 2,377,889 (

3.5)

690,196 (17.1)

7.3)

1,343,836 ( 27.4 )

6.0 )

2,034,732 (23.9)

n-US

• Adjusted for foreign currency swap deposits. Starting from April 1991, swap deposits can further be broken down into US dollar and non- dollar foreign currency swap deposits.

Note: 'Restricted licence banks' and 'deposit-taking companies' were known as 'licensed deposit-taking companies' and 'registered deposit-taking

companies' respectively before 1 February 1990.

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