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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1994

TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS – JAN 1994

Jan 1994

Dec 1993

Earlier months (6 change to Jan 1994)

Oct 1993

Jan 1993

+

(HKSOLD)

Money Supply

MI - HKS

187,940

158,440 (

116)

203,878 (

-7.8)

144,303 (

30.2)

20,280

19,168 (

58)

18,746 (

8.2)

18,495 (

9.7)

Foreign currency Total

208,219

187,608 (

110)

222,624 (

-6.5)

162,798 (

27.9)

1,026,621

922,417 (

113)

930,390 (

10.3)

744,538 (

37.9)

M2 - HKS*

854,466

839,452 (

18)

840,923 (

1.6)

821,976 (

4.0)

Foreign currency*

1,881,087

1,761,870 (

68)

1,771,312 (

6.2)

1,566,514 (

20.1}

Total

1,043,224

939,491 (

110)

946,987 (

10.2)

768,082 (

35.8)

M3 - HKS*

893,991

881,071 (

1.5)

876,183 (

2.0)

855,577 (

45)

Foreign currency*

1,937,215

1,820,562 (

6.4)

1,823,169 (

6.3)

1,623,659 (

19.3)

Total

78,950

71,874 (

9.8)

68,752 (

14.8 )

70,341 (

12.2)

Notes and coins in circulation

67,284

63,354 (

6.2)

60,462 (

11.3)

61,171 (

10.0)

of which held by public

Total Deposits

140,935

124,255 (

13.4)

162,161 (-13.1)

101,627 (

38.7)

Total Demand deposits

415,968

422,282 (

-1.5)

410,358 (

1.4)

356,436 (

16.7)

Total Savings deposits

Tota! Time deposits with licensed banks

1,232,889

1,129,408 (

9.2)

1,117,826 (

10.3)

1,029,652 (

19.7)

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

25,381

29,479 (−13.9 )

28,043 (

-9.5)

36,821 (-31.1)

Foul Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

17,678

17,099 (

3.4)

17,417 (

15)

18,617 (

-5.0 }

957,979

858,241 (

11.6)

871,171 (

10.0)

692,941 (

38.2)

HK$ deposits*

433,237

420,508 (

3.0)

412,990 (

4.9)

420,363 (

1.1)

US$ deposits*

441,637

443,773 (

-0.5)

451,644 (

--2.2 }

429,848 (

27)

Other foreign currency deposits*

1,832,852

1,722,522 (

6.4)

1,735,805 (

5.6)

1,543,152 (

18.5)

All deposits

72,526

71,800 (

1.0)

68,274 (

6.2)

59,783 (

21.3)

Foreign currency swap deposits

Total Loans and advances

104,354

103,244 (

1.1)

103,056 (

1.3)

91,514 (

14.0)

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

To Gnance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

11,532

11,218 (

2.8)

12,079 (

-4.5)

12,026 (

-4.1)

1,162,030

1,075,184 (

8.1)

1,107,062 (

5.0 )

923,694 (

25.8)

Other loans for use in H.K

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,651,850

1,626,415 (

1.6)

1,616,305 (

2.2)

1,415,836 (

16.7)

Other loans where the place of use is not known

43,007

40,829 (

5.3)

41,578 (

3.4)

38,102 (

12.9)

1,047,056

957,323 (

9.4)

990,694 (

5.7)

823,506 (

27.1)

Loans in HKI

Loans in foreign currencies

1,925,717 2,972,773

1,899,567 ( 2,856,890 (

1.4)

1,889,406 (

1.9)

1,657,665 (

16.2)

4.1)

2,880,100 (

3.2}

2,481,171 (

19.5)

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-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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