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FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1993

TABLE I MONETARY STATISTICS - DECEMBER 1992

Dec 1992

Earlier months (% change to Dec 1997).

Nov 1992

Sep 1992

Dec 1991

(HK$ma)

Money Supply

MI - HKS

139,479

Foreign currency

16,074

Total

155,557

134,847 (

17,866 (-10.0) 152,713 (

3.4 )

149,595 (4.8)

15,830 ( 1.6)

1.9 )

165,425 -6.0)

111,769 ( 24.1 ) 16,728 (-3.9 } 128,497 ( 21.1)

M2 - HKS*

726,992

714,330 (

1.8)

719,965 (

1.0)

636,042 (14.3)

Foreign currency

791,785

763,957 (

1.0 )

780,254 (

1.5 )

734,948 (7.7)

Total

1,518,777

1,493,286 (

1.4 )

1,500,219 (

1.2 )

1,370,990 ( 10.8)

M3 - HK$•

750,276

736,637 (

1.9 )

742,406 [

1.1 )

660,117 (13.7)

Foreign currency

823,989

$19,174 (

0.6)

8:5,111 (

777,225 (

6.0)

Total

1,574,265

1,555,811 (

1.2 )

1,557,518 (

1.1 }

+

1,437,342 (

9.5)

Notes and coins in circulation

of which held by public

61,157 52,172

$7,051 ( 49,467 (

7.2 )

56.299 (

8.6)

49,177 (24.4 )

5.5)

48.957 (

6.6)

42,608 (22.4 }

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

103,385

103,246 ( 0.1)

Total Savings deposits

353,878

351,547 (

0.7)

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

992,126

977,571 (

1.5)

116,468 ( -11.2) 351,317 ( 0.7 ) 967,129 (

2.6)

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

34,611

36,556 (-5.3 )

35,543 (-2.6)

85,889 (20.4) 314,052 (12.7 ) 911,491 (

39,627 ( -12.7 }

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

19,107

19,031 ( 0.4)

19,754 (-3.3 )

23,547 (-18.9 )

HK$ deposits

684,055

673,295 (

1.6 )

679,547 (

0.7)

US$ deposita*

387,901

378,418 (

2.5)

367,338 (

5.6)

Other foreign currency deposits*

431,150

436,235 (

-1.2)

All deposits

1,503,107

1,487,952 (

1.0 )

443,326 ( 1,490,211 ( 0.9 )

-2.7)

604,562 (13.2) 311,422 (24.6 ) 459,023 ( .6.1) 9.3 ) 1,374,606 (

Foreign currency swap deposits

58,690

54,650 (

7.4)

51,317 (14.4 }

40,235 ( 459 )

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

89,265

87,976 (

1.5 )

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

11,883

Other loans for use in H.K.

909,907

11,823 ( 910,269 (0.0)

0.5)

Other Joans for use outside H.K.

1,420,648

1,415,574 (

0.4)

89.173 ( 0.1} 11,126 (

6.8) 912,534 (0.3) 1,471,180 (3.4)

82,637 ( 12,384 ( 4.0 )

8.0 )

#16,767 11.4 ) 1,293,387 ( 9.8)

Other loans where the place of use is not known

37,855

37,498 (

1.0)

Loans in HKS

#12,057

Loans in foreign currencica

1,657,471

Total loans and advances

2,469,558

806,376 ( 1,656,765 ( 2,463,141 (

0.7)

0.0 )

0.3)

37,440 ( 1.1) 809,135 ( 0.4) 1,712,319 (-3.2) 2,521.453 (-2.1)

38,598 (-1.9)

723,832 (12.2 )

1,519,940 (9.0)

2,243,773 (10.1)

• 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 companieq'and 'registered deposit-taking

companies' respectively before 1 February 1990.

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