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TABLE 2 : QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR – MARCH 1997

Mar 1995

Earlier quarters

(Adjusted % change to Mar 1995)#

Dec 1994@

Sep 1994

Mar 1994

Sectors

91843

86,097 ( 6.7)

86,367 ( 12.0)

79,787 ( 21.5 }

Manufacturing

Transport and transport equipment

70996

71,712 (−1.0)}

69,180 (

1.0)

64,211 (

8.9 )

Building, construction, property

252997

245,348 ( 2.7)

213,722 (

8.1)

192,356 ( 14.3 )

development and investment

Wholesale and retail trade

144397

138,613 (

4.2 )

118,869 ( 15.0 )

107,901 ( 26.6)

171441

161,948 ( 3.9 )

172,389 (6.1)

155,865 ( 202 )

Financial concems

Individuals:

to purchase flats in the Home

40401

39,882 (

13 )

40,202 (0.5)

35,853 ( 12.7)

Ownership Scheme and Private

Sector Participation Scheme

to purchase other residential

property

other purposes

Others

Total

261665

237,492 (

1.6)

258,544 (

3.0)

243,269 (

9.6)

110013

108,152 (

1.7)

108,957 (

5.1 )

114,305 (

0.2 )

151,267

149,970 (

0.9)

155,549 (

2.1)

145,858 ( 13.5 )

1295020

1,260,214 (

2.8)

1,224,179 ( 5.9)

1,139,415 ( 13.7 )

With the introduction of the new Return on Loans and Advance and Provisions (as revised from the Retum on Loans and Advances for use in Hong Kong) as from December 1994, a number of Als have reclassified certain components. As a result, the figures are not strictly comparable with those of previous quarters. The percentage changes given in the brackets have been adjusted, so far as possible, to remove the reclassification effect and therefore cannot be calculated directly from the published figures.

The figures have been revised to account for subsequent amendments reported by Als.

• This excludes funds advanced to authorized institutions.

End/Friday, April 28, 1995