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FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1993

TABLE: MONETARY STATISTICS - MARCH 1993

Mar 1993

Feb 1993

Earlier months (% change to Mer_1993)

Dec 1992

Mar 1992

(HK$man)

Money Supply

MI - HKS

142,682

134,093 (6.4)

139,479 ( 2.3)

Foreign currency

14,940

15,970 (-6.4)

16,078 (-7.1)

115,642 (23.4 ) 14,139 ( 5.7 )

Total

157,621

150,063 ( 5.0 )

M2. HK$*

786,607

746,473 (

5.4)

Foreign currency⭑

822,440

#23,706 (-0.2)

155,557 1.3 ) 726,992 (8.2) 791,785 ( 1.9 )

(

129,781 ( 21.5 }

638,577 (23.2 )

740,630 (11.0)

Total

1,609,047

1,570,180 ( 23 )

1,518,777 ( 5.9 1

1,379,207 (16.7)

M3 - HKS*

809,784

769,810 ( 5.2)

750,276 (

7.9 )

661,380 (22.4)

Foreign currency

855,276

857,264 (-0,2 )

823,989 (

1.8)

Total

1,665,060

1,627,075 (2.3)

1,574,265 (

5.8)

778,939 ( 1,440,319 (15.6)

9.8)

Notes and coins in circulation

62,274

62,575 (-0.5)

61,157 t

1.8 )

51,024 ( 22.0)

of which held by public

54,584

54,761 (-0.3 )

52,172 (

4.6)

44,341 (23.1)

Total Deposits

Toul Demand deposits

Total Savings deposite

103,037 363,671

Total Time deposits with licensed banka

1,070,742

95,302 ( 357,353 (

1.8) 1,045,570 (2.4)

103,385 (-0.3 ) 353,876 ( 2.8 )

85,440 ( 20.6 ) 309,466 ( 17.5 }

992,126 (

7.9 )

924,103 ( 15.9 )

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

35,024

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

17,916

HK$ deposita*

741,205

35,866 (

-2.3) 18,523 -3.3) ( 701.314 5.7) (

34,611 (

1.2 )

37,185 -5.8)

19,107 (

-6.2 }

21.866 ( -18.1 )

684,055 (

6.4 )

603,765 (22.8

US$ deposita

407,982

417,691 (

-2.3)

387,901 (

5.2)

314,182 ( 29.9)

Other foreign currency deposita*

441,203

433,609 (

1.8 )

431,150 (

2.3 )

460,113 ( 41 )

All deposita

1,590,390

1,552,614 (

2.4 )

1,503,107 (

5.8)

1,378,061 (15.4 )

Foreign currency swap deposita

61,211

60,976 (

0.4)

58,690 (

4.3 )

44,275 (38.3)

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

93,184

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

12,390

Other loans for use in H.K.

967,709

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,505,041

Other loans where the place of use is not known

40,732

Loan in HK$

362,860

Loans in foreign currencies

1,756,196

Total loans and advances

2,619,056

91.780 ( 12,200 ( 1.6 } 935,875 (3.4) 1,491,999 (

0.9 ) 38,717 ( 833,744 ( 1,736,827 ( 2,570,571 (

US)

89,265 (

4.4 )

82,457 ( 13.0 )

11.883 (

4.3 )

13,211 (-6.2 }

909,907 (

6.4 )

144,262 (14.6)

1,420,648 (

5.9)

1,277,847 (17.8)

5.2 } 3.5)

37.855 (

7.6)

37,811 {

7.7)

B12,087 (

6.3)

751,240 ( 14.9 )

1,657,471 ( 2,469,558 (

6.0)

1,504,348 (16.7)

6.1)

2,255,556 ( 16.1 )

• 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 companies' and 'registered deposit-taking

companies' respectively before 1 February 1990.

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