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Residential Mortgage Loans in Hong Kong Results of Survey for April 1995

33 authorised institutions

Apr

Mar

1995

1995

HK$ Mn

HK$ Mn

-

1. Outstanding lending

a. Amount

245,316

239,614

b. Monthly change

2.4%

0.3% **

c. Twelve-month change

10.2%

9.7% **

d. Average change (annualized)

Latest three months

11.9%

3.9% **

Latest twelve months

10.2%

*9.5% **

2. Gross loans made during month

a. Amount

10,573

5,178

b. Number

6473

3893

3. New loans approved during month

a. Amount

b. Number

4. New loans approved during month

but not yet drawn

a. Amount

b. Number

10,915

6831

12,040 7493

6,929 4501

9,225

5424

Note: ** Adjusted for the effect of re-classification of residential mortgage

loans by some institutions amounting to a net HK$0.2 billion.