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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS

FEBRUARY 1995

(HK$mn)

Feb 1995

Earlier months (% change to Feb 1995)

Jan, 1995

Nov 1994

Feb 1994

Money Supply

169.244

177,110 (

-4,4 }

167,456 (

1.1)

178,903 (

-5.4)

MI - HK$

18,529

16,095 (

15.1)

16,479 (

12.4)

21,081 (

-12.1)

Foreign currency

187,773

193,205 (

-2.8 )

183,935 (

2.1 )

199,984 (

-6.1)

Total

1,114,306

1,104,930 (

0.8)

1,082,240 (

3.0 }

949,518 (

17.4

M2 - HK$@

922,245

887,581 (

3.9)

896,699 (

2.8)

843,643 (

9.3 )

Foreign currency"

2,036,551

1,992,511 (

2.2)

1,978,939 (

29)

1,793,161 (

13.6)

Total

1,131,942

1,123,466 (

0.8)

1,098,849 (

3.0)

966,364 (

17.1)

M3 - HKS@

983,249

949,447 (

3.6)

958,954 (

2.5)

884,847 (

Foreign currency"

2,115.191

2,072,912

2.0)

2,057,803 (

2.8)

1,851,211 (

14.3)

Total

80,566

96,966 ( -16.9 )

73,496 (

9.6)

76,798 ( 4.9)

Notes and coins in circulation

71,570

83,950 (-14.7 }

65,282 (

9.6)

68,695 (

4.2)

of which held by public

Total Deposits

116,203

Total Demand deposits

380,466

109,255 ( 378,246 (

6.4)

118,653 (

-21)

131,289 (-11.5 }

0.6 1

397,720 (

-4.3)

416,416 (

-8.6 )

Total Savings deposits

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

1,425,592

1,378,997 (

3.4)

1,356,430 (

5.1)

1,151,972 (

23.8)

36,049

37,685 (

-4.3}

35,986 (

0.2)

25,587 (

40.9 )

Total Time deposits with restricted licence banks

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

19,888

19,753 (

0.7)

19,745 (

0.7 )

17,820 (

116)

1,031,587

1,010,833 (

21)

1,006,275

25)

878,829 (

174)

HKS deporibR

97,674

93,159 (

4.8)

102,174 (

+4.4 )

110,208 (

114 )

Demand deposits

263,133

261,509

0.6)

271,921 (

-3.2)

280,194 (

-6.1)

Saving deposits

670,781

656,164 (

22)

632,180 (

6.1)

488,427 (

37.3 )

Time deposits@

$12,987

483,263 (

6.2)

497,327 (

3.1)

422,417 (

21.4)

US$ deposits*

433,623

429,840 (

0.9)

424,932 (

2.0 }

441,838

-1.9)

Other foreign currency deposits*

1,978,198

1,923,936 (

2.8)

1,928,534 (

26)

1,743,083 (

13.5 )

All deposits

79,422

89,606 ( -11.4 )

104,023 (-23.6 )

73,289 (

8.4)

Foreign currency swap deposits

Total Loans and advances

135,120

132,136 (

23)

To finance H.K.% visible trade

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

13,404

12,724 (

5.3 }

128,549 ( 12,967 (

5.1)

104,068 (

3.4)

11,355 (

29.8 ) 18.0)

1,286,215

1,273,692 (

1.0 )

1.248,556 (

3.0 )

1,119,004 (

14.9 )

Other loant for use in H.K

1,883,984

1,829,136

3.0)

1,811,102 (

4.0 )

1,721,047 (

9.5 )

Other loans for use outside H.K.

41,452

42,050 (

-1.4)

43,212 {

−4.1

45,634 (

-9.2)

Other loans where the place of use is not known

1,134,172

1,126,473

0.7)

1,114,634 (

1.8 }

991,314 (

14.4)

Loans in HKS

2,226,004

2.163,264 (

2.9)

2,129,752 (

4.5)

2,009,794 (

10.8)

Loans in foreign currencies

3,360,176

3,289,738 (

2.1)

3,244,386 (

3.6)

3,001,108 (

120)

Total loans and advances

Adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits

Adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits.

Note: Data may not add up to lo lal due to rounding.

End/Friday, March 31, 1995