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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1992

MONETARY STATISTICS - OCTOBER 1992

Oct 1992

Sep 1992

Earlier months 1% change to Oct 1992)

Jul 1992

Oct 1991

(HK$mm)

Money Supply

MI - HK$

230,705

149,595 ( 54.2 )

Foreign currency

16,879

15,830 (6.6)

132,296 (74.4 ) 16,177 ( 43 )

Total

247,584

165,425 ( 49,7 )

148,473 (66.8)

M2 - HK$+

851,699

719,965 (18.3 )

693,623 (22.8)

Foreign currency

789,850

780,254 ( 1.2 )

Total

1,641,549

1,500,219 (

9.4 )

M3 - HK$

873,362

742,405 ( 17.6 )

Foreign currency

823,510

Total

1,696,872

815,111 ( 1,557,518 (

1.0 )

8.9)

756,977 ( 4.3 ) 1,450,601 (13.2) 715,622 ( 22.0 ) 792,679 (3.9) 1,508,301 ( 12.5 }

108,142 (113.3 ) 15,964 ( 3.7 ) 124,106 (99.5) 611,155 39.4 1 706,650 ( 11.8 1 1,317,804 (24.6 ) 636,798 ( 37.| } 748,809 ( 10.0 } 1,385,607 (22.3)

Notes and coins in circulation

56,748

$6,299 (

0.8 )

of which held by public

49,588

48,957 (

1.3 )

54,459 ( 4.2) 47,022 (

5.5 )

46,097 ( 23.1 }

40,082 ( 23.7 }

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

197,996

116,468 (

70.0)

101,451 (95.2 }

84,024 (135.6)

Total Savings deposits

352,604

351,317 (

0.4 )

347,454 ( 1.5 )

291,009 (21.2)

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

1,024,495

967,129 (

5.9)

938,030 ( 9.2 )

886,557 (15.6)

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

34,183

35,543 (-3.8 )

36,257 (-5.7 )

39,693 -13.9)

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

19,187

19,754 (-2.9)

20,029 (4.2)

24,816 (22.7)

HK$ deposits*

809,604

679,547 (19.1 }

654,827 ( 23.6 )

583,035 38.9 }

US$ deposits*

375,617

367,338 ( 2.3)

334,256 ( 12.4)

Other foreign currency deposits*

443,245

443,326 (0.0)

454,138 (-24 )

All deposits

1,628,466

1,490,211 ( 9.3 )

1,443,221 (12.5)

301,948 (24.4} 441,115 0.3) 1,326,099 (22.8)

Foreign currency swap deposits

$7,329

51,317 ( 2.0 )

46,747 (11.9 }

41,893 (24.9 )

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

89,210

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

11,450

Other loans for use in H.K.

1,037,830

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,434,577

89,173 (

0.0 ) 11,126 (

2.9) 912,534 (13.7 } 1,471,180 (-2.5)

Other loans where the place of use is not known

37,266

Loans in HKS

937, 192

Loans in foreign currencies

Total loans and advances

1,673,141 2,610,333

37,440 (-0.5) 809,135 (15.8) 1,712,319 (-2.3) 2,521,453 (3.5)

90,945 (-1.9 ) 11,196 ( 2.3 ) 884,492 (17.3) 1,377,519 ( 4.1 ) 38,022 ( -2.0) 789,201 ( 18.8 ) 1,612,973 (3.7) 2,402,174 ( 8.7)

82,806 (7.7)

11,569 (-1.0)

787,995 ( 31.7 ) 1,185,737 (21.0 )

39,046 ( 4.6) 697,195 (34.4 ) 1,409,958 (18.7) 2,107,153 ( 23.9 )

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

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

companica' respectively before 1 February 1990.

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