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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS

APRIL 1993

Apr 1993

Mar 1993

Earlier months ( change to Apr 1993)

Jan 1993

Apr 1992

(HK$mn)

Money Supply

MI - HKS

[48,781

142,682 (

4.3 }

Foreign currency Total

15.436

14,940 (

3.3 )

164,218

157,621 (

4.2 )

144,303 (

18,495 (-16.5 ) 162,798 ( 0.9 )

3.1)

116,907 (27.3 }

15,072 (

2.4)

131,979 (24.4 )

M2 - HKS+

790,573

786,607 (

0.5)

744,538 (

6.2 )

Foreign currency*

840,566

822,440 (

2.2 )

821,976 (

2.3)

650,471 (21.5 } 745,938 ( 12.7 )

Total

1,631,139

M3 - HK$*

806,388

Foreign currency

870,906

Total

1,677,294

1,609,047 ( 1.4 ) 809,784 (-0.4) 855,276 ( 1,665,060 (

1,566,514 (

4.1 )

1,396,409 ( 16.8)

768,082 (

5.0 )

673,263 ( 19.8 )

1.8 ) 0.7 )

855,577 ( 1,623,659 (

1.8 ) 3.3)

783,058 ( 11.2 ) 1,456,321 (15.2)

Notes and coins in circulation

63,439

62,274 (

1.9 )

of which held by public

55,300

54,584 (

1.3)

70,341 (-9.8 ) 61,171 (9.6)

$1,630 (22.9 ) 44,706 (23.7)

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

Total Savings deposits

108,918

376,004

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

1,073,448

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

24,890

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

18,211

103,037 (

5.7 ) 363,671 (

3.4 ) 1,070,742 ( 0.3 ) 35,024 (-28.9) 17,916 ( [.6 )

HK$ deposits*

737.123

741,205 (-0.6)

101,627 ( 7.2) 356,436 ( 5.5) 1,029,652 (

4.3 ) 36.821 (-32.4 ) 18,617 ( 692,941 (

87,272 (24,8 ) 312.730 (20.2 ) 935.672 ( 14.7 )

36.422 (-31.7 )

-2.2)

6.4 )

21,290 (-14.5) 615,135 (19.8)

US$ deposits*

419,309

407,982 ( 2.8 )

420,363 (-0.3)

316.439 (32.5)

Other foreign currency deposits

445,039

All deposits

1,601,472

441,203 ( 0.9 ) 1,590,390 (

0.7 )

429,848 ( 1,543,152 (

3.5)

3.8 )

461,812 (-3.6) 1,393.386 (14.9)

Foreign currency swap deposits

61.171

61.211 (0.1)

59,783 (

2.3 )

44,536 (37.4 )

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

96,531

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

12.237

Other loans for use in H.K.

975.635

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,559,887

Other loans where the place of use is not known

43,272

Loans in HK$

866,327

Loans in foreign currencies

Total loans and advances

1,821,234 2,687,562

93.184 ( 3.6 )

91,514 ( 5.5 ) 12,390 (-1.2) 12,026 ( 1.8) 967,709 ( 0.8 )

923,694 ( 5.6) 1,505,041 (

3.6 )

1,415,836 ( 10.2") 40,732 (

6.2 )

38.102 ( 862,860 (

0.4 )

823,506 ( 1,756,196 (

3.7 )

1,657,665 ( 2.619,056 (

2.6 ) 2,481,171 (

85,558 ( 12.8)

14,159 (-13.6 } 851,597 ( 14.6 ) 1,282,055 ( 21.7)

13.6 } 5.2)

9.9 ) 8.3)

38,529 (12.3) 759,684 ( 14.0 ) 1.512.224 ( 20.4) 2,271,908 ( 18.3)

* 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 I February 1990.

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