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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS

MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1994

DEC 1993

Dec 1993

Earlier months ( change to Dec 1993)

Nov 1993

Sep 1993

Dec 1992

(HK$mo)

Money Supply

168,440

$60,842 (

4.7)

155,162 (

8.6)

139,479 (

20.8)

MI - HKS

19,168

18,776 (

21)

20,044 (

−4.4)

16,076 (

19.2)

Foreign currency Total

187,608

179,618 (

4.4)

175,206 (

7.1)

155,557 (

20.6)

922,417

1,062,851 ( -13.2)

839,114 (

9.9)

726,992 (

26.9)

M2 - HKS*

839,452

838,561 (

0.1)

829,505 (

1.2)

791,785 (

6.0)

Foreign currency"

1,761,870

1,901,411 (

-7.3)

1,668,519 (

5.6)

1,518,777 (

16.0)

Total

939,491

1,079,356 (−13.0 )

855,680 (

9.8)

750,276 (

25.2)

M3 - HK$*

881,071

876,695 (

0.5)

861,769 (

2.2)

823,989 (

6.9)

Foreign currency*

1,820,562

1,956,051 (

-6.9)

1,717,450 (

6.0)

1,574,265 (

15.6)

Total

71,874

67,958 (

5.8)

69,215 (

3.8)

61,157 (

17.5)

Notes and coins in circulation

63,354

60,207 (

5.2)

61,013 (

3.8)

52,172 (

21.4)

of which held by public

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

124,255

119,411 (

4.1)

114,193 (

8.8)

103,385 (

20.2)

422,282

410,823 (

28)

397,090 (

6.3)

353,878 (

19.3)

Total Savings deposits

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

1,129,408

1,288,351 (

-12.4 }

1,075,580 (

5.0 )

992,125 (

13.8)

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

29,479

28,399 (

3.8)

26,276 (

12.2)

34,611 (−14.8 )

Total Time deposits with deposit – taking companies

17,099

17,334 (

=

-1.4)

17,562 (

-3.2)

19,107 (-105)

858,241

1,001,685 (−14.3 )

779,582 (

10.1)

684,055 (

25.5)

HKS deposits*

420,508

411,644 ( 1.2)

405,708 (

3.6)

387,901 (

8.4)

US$ deposits*

443,773

Other foreign currency deposits*

1,722,522

451,190 ( -1.6) 1,864,518 ( -7,6)

445,412 (

-0.4)

431,150 (

2.9)

1,630,802 (

5.6)

1,503,107 (

14.6)

All deposits

71,800

68,608 (

4.7)

66,620 (

7.8)

58,690 (

22.3)

Foreign currency swap deposits

Total Loans and advances

103,244

To Gnance H.K.% visible trade

To Bnance merchandising trade not touching H.K

11,218

1,075,184

Other loans for use in H.K.

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,626,415

Other loans where the place of use is not known

40,829

957,323

45,005 ( 1,089,573 (-12.1 }

102,975 ( 0.3)

11,997 (

-6.5) 1,202,391 ( -10.6 } 1,621,291 (

0.3) -9.3)

103,J13 (

0.1)

89,265 (

15.7)

12,324 (

-9.0)

11,883 (

-5.6)

1,052,591 (

2.1)

909,907 (

18.2)

1,651,266 (

-1.5)

1,420,648 (

14.5)

42,401 (

-3.7)

37,855 (

7.9)

930,740 (

29)

612,087 (

17.9)

Loans in HK$

1,899,567

Loans in foreign currencies

2,856,890

1,894,087 ( 2,983,660 ( -4.2)

0.3)

1,930,957 ( 2.861,697 (

-1.6)

1,657,471 (

14.6)

-0.2)

2,469,558 (

15.7)

Total loans and advances

*

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.

-US

Note: 'Restricted licence banks' and 'deposit-taking companies' were known as "Licensed deposit-uking companies' and 'registered deposit-taking

companies' respectively before 1 February 1990.

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