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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS -- NOVEMBER 1994

Nov 1994

Earlier months (% change to Nov (994)

Oct 1994

Aug 1994

Nov 1993

(HK$ma)

Money Supply

167,456

M1- HKS

16,479

170,325 ( 17,163 (

-1.7)

167,724 (

-0.2)

160,842 (

4.1)

-4.0 }

18,458 (−10.7 )

18,776 (

.12.2)

Foreign currency Total

183,935

187,488 (

-1.9 )

186,182 ( -1.2)

179,618 (

2.4)

1,082,240

1,059,315 (

2.2 )

1,034,733 (

4.6)

1,062,851 (

1.8)

M2 – HK$@

896,599

871,130 (

2.9 )

856,422 (

3.5)

838,561 (

6.9)

Foreign currency*

1,975,939

1,930,445 (

2.5)

1.901.155 (

4.1)

1,901,411 (

4.1 }

Total

1,098,849

1,076,015 (

21)

1,051,695 (

4.5)

1,079,356 (

1.8

M3 - HK$@

958,954

930,731 (

3.0)

921,277

4.1)

876,695 (

9.4)

Foreign currency"

2,057,803

2,006,747 (

2.5)

1,972,971

4.3

1,956,051 (

5.2)

Total

73,496

74,088 (

-0.8)

73,924 (

-0.6)

67,958 (

8.1)

Notes and coins in circulation

65,282

65,549 (

-0.4)

65,029

0.4)

60,207 (

84)

of which held by public

Total Deposits

118,653

121,940

--27)

121,152 (

-21)

119,411

-0.6)

Total Demand deposits

397,720

400,461 (

-0.7)

406,305 (

-2.1)

410,823 (

-3.2)

Total Savings deposits

1,356,430

1,306,225

38)

1,271,319 (

6.7)

1,288,551 (

5.3)

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

35,986

34,260

5.0)

34,216 (

5.2)

28,399

26.7)

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

19,745

19,532 (

1.1 )

17,497 (

12.8)

17,334 (

13.9)

1,006,275

986,997

20)

960,563

4.8)

1,001,685

0.5)

HKS deposits@

102,174

104,776 (

-2.5)

102,695 (

-0.5)

100,634

1.5 )

Demand deposits

271,921

276,653 (

-1.7 )

279,211 (

-2.6)

269,500 (

0.9)

Saving deposits

632,180

605,568

4.4)

578,658 (

92)

631,550

0.1)

Time deposits@

497,327

473,130 (

5.1 }

476,785 (

4.3)

411,644 (

20.8)

US$ deposits*

424,932

422,290 (

0.6)

413,140 (

29 )

451,190 (

-5.8)

Other foreign currency deposits*

1,928,534

1,882,417 (

24)

1,850,489 (

4.2)

1,864,518 (

34)

All deposits

104,023

101,976 (

20)

99,353 (

4.7)

68,608 (

51.6)

Poreign currency swap deposits

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.A visible trade

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K

128,549

12,967

126,917 (

1.3)

123,555 (

4.0)

102,975 (

24.8)

13,496 (

-3.9)

12,788 (

1.4)

11,997 (

8.1)

1,248,556

1,233,996 (

1.2)

1,212,268 (

3.0)

1,202,391 (

3.8)

Other loans for use in H.K.

1,811,102

1,830,654 (

-1.1)

1,519,723 (

-0.5)

1,621,291 (

11.7)

Other loans for use outside H.K.

Other loans where the place of use is not known

43,212

45,874

-5.A

45,645

−5.3 )

45,005 (

-4.0 }

1,114,634

1,095,744

1.7)

1,082,318

3.0)

1,089,573 (

23)

Loans in HKS

Loans in foreign currencies

2,129,752 3,244,386

2,155,199 ( 3,250,937 (

-1.2)

2,131,660 (

-0.1 )

-0.2)

1,213,978

0.9)

1,894,087 ( 2,983,660

12.4)

8.7 )

Total loans and advances

Adjusted to exclude 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.

Adjusted to include 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: 1. "Restricted licence banks' and 'deposit-taking companies" were known as "Ticensed deposit-taking companies' and 'registered deposit-taking

companies' respectively before 1 February 1990.

2. Data may not be added to total due to rounding.

End/Friday, December 30, 1994