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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS - APR 1994

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Apr 1994

Mar 1994

Earlier months (9% change to Apr 1994)

Jan 1994

(HK$mn)

Apr 1993

Money Supply

£71,499

171,558 (

-0.0 }

187,940 (

-8.7)

148,781 (

15.3)

M1 – HK$

21,555

19,051 (

13.1)

20,280 (

6.3)

15,436 (

39.6)

Foreign currency

193,054

190,609 (

1.3)

208,219 (

-7.3 }

164,218 (

17.6)

Total

972,233

950,529 (

27)

1,026,621 (

-5.3)

790,573 (

23.0)

M2 - HK$*

842,402

835,787 (

0.8)

854,466 (

−1.4)

840,566 (

0.2)

Foreign currency*

1,814,635

1,786,315 (

1.6)

1,881,087 (

-3.5)

1,631,139 (

11.2)

Total

988,816

967,405 (

2.2)

1,043,224 (

-5.2)

806,388 (

22.6)

M3 HKS'

886,997

878,513 (

1.0)

893,991 (

-0.8)

870,906 (

1.8)

Foreign currency"

1,875,813

1,845,918 (

1.6)

1,937,215 (

-3.2)

1,677,294 (

11.8)

Total

73,254

77,767 (

-5.8)

78,950 (

-7.2)

63,439 (

15.5)

Notes and coins in circulation

65,187

67,804 (

-3.9)

57,284 (

-3.1)

55,300 (

17.9)

of which held by public

Total Deposits

127,868

122,805 (

4.1)

140,935 (

-9.3)

108,918 (

17.4)

Total Demand deposits

412,889

401,573 (

2.8)

415,968 (

-0.7)

376,004 (

9.8)

Total Savings deposits

1,178,078

1,164,915 (

1.1)

1,232,889 (

-4.4)

1,073,448 (

9.7)

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

28,217

26,607 (

6.1)

25,381 (

11.2)

24,890 (

13.4)

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

17,680

17,720 (

-0.2)

17,678 (

0.0)

18,211 (

-2.9)

901,693

879,416 (

2.5)

957,979 (

-5.9)

737,123 (

22.3)

HKS deposits"

434,884

418,942 (

3.8)

433,237 (

0.4)

419,309 (

3.7)

USS deposits

428,154

435,262 (

-1.6)

441,637 (

-3.1 }

445,039 (

-3.8)

Other foreign currency deposits*

1,764,731

1,733,620 (

1.8)

1,832,812 (

-3.7)

1,601,472 (

10.2)

All deposits

81,742

80,209 (

1.9)

72,526 (

12.7)

61,171 (

33.6)

Foreign currency swap deposits

Total Loans and advances

110,414

106,309 (

3.9)

104,354 (

5.8)

96,531 (

14.4)

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

To Binance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

11,179

10,624 (

52)

11,532 (

-3.1)

12,237 (

-6.6)

1,155,554

1.139,415 (

1.4)

1,162,030 (

-0.6)

975,635 (

18.4)

Other loans for use in H.K.

Other loans for use outside H.K.

1,751,508

1,719,082 (

1.9)

1,651,850 (

6.0 )

1,559,887 (

12.3)

Other loans where the place of use is not known

45,129

43,946 (

2.7)

43,007 (

4.9)

43,272 (

4.3)

1,028,202

1,011,843 (

1.6)

1,047,056 (

-1.8)

866,327 (

18.7)

Loans in HKS

2,045,581

2,007,533 (

1.9)

1,925,717 (

6.2)

1,821 234 (

12.3)

Loans in foreign currencies

3,073,783

3,019,376 (

1.8)

2,972,773 (

3.4)

2.687,562 (

14.4)

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-taking companies' and 'registered deposit-taking

companies' respectively before 1 February 1990.

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