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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS

JANUARY 1995

Jan 1993

Earlier months (% change to Jan 1995)

Dec 1994

Oct 1994

Jan 1994

(HK$mn)

Money Supply

177,1 10

167,922 (

M1- HKS

16,095

17,415

5.5) -7.6)

170,325 (

4.0)

187,940 (

-1.8 )

17,163

-6.2)

20.280 (-20.6)

Foreign currency

193,205

185,337 (

4.2 )

187,488 (

3.0)

208.219 (

-7.2 )

Total

1,104,930

1,094,754 (

0.9)

1,059,315 (

4.3)

1,026,621 (

7.6)

M2 - HK$@

887,581

899,073

-1.3)

871,130 (

1.9 )

854,466

3.9 )

Foreign currency*

1,992,511

1,993.828 (

-0.1 }

1,930,445 (

1.2)

1,881,087 (

5.9 )

Total

1,123,466

1,111,779

1.1)

1,076,015 (

4.4)

1,043,224 (

7.7)

M3 - HKS@

949,447

961,696 (

1.3)

930,731 (

20 )

893,991

6.2)

Foreign currency*

2,072,912

2,073.475 (

-0.0)

2,006,747 (

1.3)

1,937,215 (

7.0)

Total

96,966

78,143 (

24.1)

Notes and coins in circulation

83,950

67,783 (

23.9)

74,088 ( 65,549 (

30.9)

78,950 (

22.8)

28.1)

67,284 (

24.8)

of which held by public

Total Deposits

109,255

117,554 (

-7.1 }

121,940 (-10.4)

140,935 (

-22.5)

Total Demand deposits

378,245

400,506 (

-5.6)

400,461 (

-5.5)

415,968 (

-9.1 )

Total Savings deposits

1,378,997

1,356,274

0.9)

1.306,225

5.6)

1,232,889

11.9 }

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

37,685

37,479 (

0.5)

#4,260 (

10.0

25,381 (

45.3)

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

19,753

19,893 (

-0.7)

19,532 (

1.1 }

17,678 (

11.7)

1,010,833

1,015,796

-0.5

986,997

2.4)

957,979

5.5)

HK$ deposits@

93,159

100,139 (

-7.0)

104,776 (

- 11.1

120,655

-22.8)

Demand deposits

251,509

274,594

-4.8)

276,653 (

-5.5)

280,492 (

-6.8 )

Saving deposits

656,164

640,963 (

24)

605,568 (

8.4

556,831 (

17.8 )

Time deposits@

483,253

493,974 (

-2.2)

473,130 (

2.1 )

433,237 (

11.5)

US$ deposits*

429,840

431,936 (

-0.5)

422,290 (

1.8 )

441,637 (

-2.7)

Other foreign currency deposits*

1,923,936

1,941,706 (

-0.9)

L882,417 (

2.2 )

1,832,852 (

5.0 )

All deposits

89,606

103.805 (

101.976 (-12.3 )

72,526 (

23.6)

Foreign currency swap deposits

Total Loans and advances

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

132,135 12,724

128,796 (

2.6 }

12,660 (

0.5)

1,273.692

1,256,652 (

1.4 )

Other loans for use in H.K

1.829,136

1.822.468 (

0.4)

Other loans for use outside H.K.

Other loans where the place of use is not known

42.050

41.140 (

2.2 1

126,917 ( 13.496 ( 1,233,996 ( 1,830.654 ( 45.874 (

4.1 -5.7) 3.2) -0.1 }

104,354 ( 11,532 (

26.6)

10.3 }

1,162,030 (

9.6)

1,651,850 (

10.7)

-8.3)

43,007 (

-2.2)

1,126.473

1.117.949 (

0.8)

1.095.744 (

2.8)

1,047,056 (

7.6)

Loans in HKS

2,163,264

2.143.767 {

0.9 )

2.155.193

0.4)

1.925.717 (

12.3)

Loans in foreign currencies

3,289,738

3,261,716 (

0.9)

1,250,937 (

1.2)

2,972.773 {

10.7)

Total foams and advances

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Adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits.

Adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits.

Note: Dala may not add up to total due to rounding.

End/Tuesday, February 28, 1995