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TABLE 1 MONETARY STATISTICS

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1994

JULY 1994

Jul 1994

Earlier months (% change to Jul 1994)

Jun 1994

Apr 1994

Jul 1993

(HK$n)

Money Supply

MI - HKS

162,423 19,669

165,678 (

- 2.0 )

171,499 (

-5.3)

153,130 (

6.1}

19,540 (

0.7)

21,555 (

-8.7)

18,522 (

6.1)

Foreign currency

182,092

185,218 (

-1.7)

193,054 (

-5.7)

171,652 (

6.1)

Total

1,021,827

1,011,555 (

1.0)

972,233 (

5.1)

835,516 (

22.3)

M2 - HK$*

852,245

834,084 (

2.2 )

842,402 {

1.2)

840,879 (

1.4)

Foreign currency'

1,874,072

1,845,640 (

1.5)

1,814,635 (

3.3)

1,676,394 (

11.83

Total

1,038,712

1,028,462 (

1.0 }

988,816 (

5.0 )

852,041 (

21.9)

M3 - HKS*

903,248

882,243 (

2.4)

886,997 (

1.8)

873,315 (

34)

Foreign currency"

1,941,960

1,910,705 (

1.6)

1,875,811 (

3.5)

1,725,356 (

12.6)

Total

73,468

72,613 (

1.2)

73,254 (

0.3)

66,768 (

10.0)

Notes and coins in circulation

64,932

64,605 (

0.5)

65,187 (

-0.4)

58,954 (

[0.1}

of which held by public

Total Deposits

117.151

120,613 (

-2.9)

127,868 (

-8.4)

112,699 (

4.0)

Total Demand deposits

411,259

408,340 (

0.7)

412,889 (

-0.4)

387,498 (

6.1)

Total Savings deposits

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

1,241,415

1,214,229 (

2.2)

1,178,078 (

5.4)

1,097,952 (

13.1)

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

33,407

31,911 (

4.7)

28,217 (

18.4)

27,926 (

19.6)

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

15,391

16,726 (

-20)

17,680 (

-7.3)

17,853 (

-8.2)

944,704

935,897 (

0.9)

901,693 (

4.8)

779,227 (

21.2 }

HK$ deposits*

471,038

446,514 (

5.5)

434,884 (

8.3)

407,346 (

15.5}

USS deposits*

403,891

409,408 (

- 1.3)

428,154 (

-5,7)

456,855 (

116 )

Other foreign currency deposits*

1,819,633

1,791,819 (

1.6)

1,764,731 (

3.1)

1,643,927 (

All deposits

95,992

90,740 (

58)

81,742 (

17.4)

63,029 (

Foreign currency swap deposits

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

121,813 12,099

1.199,000

Other loans for use in H.K.

Other loans for use outside H.K

1,806,688

Other loans where the place of use is not known

45,894

1,067,694

Loans in HKS

Loans in foreign currencies

2,117,800

3,185,494

1,814,030 ( 46,814 ( 1,061,987 ( 2,123,361 ( 3,185,346 (

119.487 ( 11,881 ( 1,193,135 ( 0.5) -0.4)

1.9)

110,414 (

10.3)

103,856 (

17.3)

1.8)

11.179 (

8.2 )

13,020 (

-7.1}

1,155,554 (

3.8)

1,037,321 (

15.6)

1,751,508 (

3.2)

1,641,384 (

10.1)

-20)

45,129 (

1.7)

41,766 (

9.9)

0.5) -0.3) 0.0)

1,028,202 (

1.8)

926,190 (

15.3)

2,045,581 (

3.5) 3,073,783 ( 3.6)

1,911,157 (

10.8)

2.837,347 (

12.3)

Total loans and advances

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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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