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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1993

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TABLE : MONETARY STATISTICS AUG 1993

Aug 1993

Jul 1993

Earlier months (✯ change to Aug 1993)

May 1993

Aug 1992

(HK$mn)

Money Supply

159,075

153,130 (

3.9 )

MI. HKS

Foreign currency Total

19,935

18,522 {

7.6)

179,010

171,652 (

4.3 )

831,582

835,516 (

-0.5)

148,124 ( 7,4 ) 16,412 (21.5 } 164,536 ( 8.8) 801,659 ( 3.7)

128,021 ( 243 ) E6,469 ( 21.0 ) 144,490 (23.9) 700,939 ( 18.6)

M2 - HKS*

Foreign currency"

844,859

840,879 (

0.5)

843,097 (

0.2)

766,853 (10.2)

Toml

1,676,441

1,676,394 (

0.0 )

1,644,756 (

1.9 )

1,467,792 ( 14.2 )

M3 - HK$*

847.733

852,041 (-0.5)

817.933 (

3.6 )

Foreign currency"

877.884

873,315 (

0.5)

875,062 (

0.3)

723.214 ( 17.2) 803.141 (

9.3 }

Total

1,725,617

1,725,355 (

0.0 )

1,692,995 (

1.9 )

1,526,355 ( 13.1 }

Notes and couns in circulation

68,336

66,768 (

2.3 )

of which held by public

59,993

58,954 (

1.8 )

64,498 ( 56,806 (

6.0 )

5.6)

56,287 (21.4 ) 48,403 ( 23.9)

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

119,017

112,699 (

5.6)

Total Savings deposits

391,347

387,498 {

1.0)

107.730 (10.5 } 383,188 ( 2.1 }

96,088 (23.9)

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

1,085,717

1,097,952 (

+1.1 )

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

28,019

27,926 (

0.3)

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

17,819

17,853 (

-0.2)

1,078,859 ( 27,169 ( [7,970 {

0.6 )

349,928 (11.8 ) 957,085 (13.4)

3.1 )

-0.8)

HK$ deposits*

772,974

779,227 (

-0.8)

747,215 (

US$ deposits*

417,214

407,846 (

2.3)

Other foreign currency deposits*

451,732

1,641,920

456,855 (-L1 ) 1,643,927 ( -0.1)

3.4 ) 415,007 (

0.5 ) 452,695 (-0.2) 1,614,917 ( 1.7 )

36,650 (-23.5) 20,088 (-11.3 ) 661,075 (16.9) 347,278 ( 20.1 } 451,486 ( 0.1 ) 1,439,839 (

12.3)

All deposits

Foreign currency swap deposits

64,062

63,029 (

1.6 )

61.199 (

4.7 )

49,009 ( 30.7 )

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.' visible trade

103,901

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

12,761

Other loans for use in H.K.

1,040,149

103,856 ( 13,020 ( 1,037,321 (

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,662,054

1,641,384 (

Other loans where the place of use is not known

42.639

Loans in HKS

924,290

Loans in foreign currencies

Total loans and advances

1,937,213 2,861,503

0.0 ) -2.0 ) 0.3) 1.3 ) 41,766 (

2.1 } 926,190 (0.2) 1,911,357 ( 1.4) 2.837,347 ( 0.9)

98,775 ( 11,998 ( 992,523 ( 1,612,918 (

5.2)

90,878 ( 14.3

6.4 )

4.8 )

11,333 ( 12.6) 892,222 (16.6 )

3.0 )

1,427,802 (16.4 )

41,856 ( 883,197 ( 1,874,874 ( 2,758,070 (

1.9 )

4.7 } 3.3 } 3.8 )

38,150 (11.8 ) 792,500 (16.6)

1,667,885 ( 16.1 } 2,460,384 ( 16.3 )

1-US

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