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FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1993

TABLE 2 : QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR - MARCH 1993

Mar 1993

Earlier quarters

( change to Mar 1993)

(HK$mm)

Sectors

Dec 1992

Sep 1992

Mar 1992

Manufacturing

69,783

63,731 (

9.5 )

60,183 ( 16.0)

56,989 (22.4 )

Transport and transport equipment

59,287

58,076 (

2.1 )

54,894 (8.0)

51,415 15.3)

Building, construction, property development and investment

146,776

142,185 (

3.2)

135,421 (

8.4 )

127,556 ( 15.1 )

Wholesale and retail trade

92,965

88,152 (

5.5 )

86,826 ( 7.1 )

83,551 (11.3)

Financial concerns

137,010

125,191 (

9.4 )

130,181 ( 5.2)

118,108 (16.0)

Individuals:

to purchase flats in the Home Ownership Scheme and Private Sector Participation Scheme

24,714

21,628 (

14.3 )

20,400 (21.1 )

20,052 (23.2)

to purchase other residential

204,734

202,630 (

1.0 )

200,465 (2.1)

183,996 (11.3)

property

other purposes

Others

Total

92,484

88,342 ( 4.7)

83,446 (10.8)

78,793 (17.4)

139,956

119,972 (16.7)

140,718 (-0.5)

123,802 (13.0)

967,709

909,907 ( 6.4 )

912,534 (6.0)

844,262 (14.6 )

* This excludes funds advanced to authorized institutions.

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