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Money Supply

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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS – DECEMBER 1995

Dec 1995

Earlier monibu (2% change to Dee 1995)

Nov 1995

Sep 1995

Dec 1994

(HK"-

171.414

170,079 (

0.8)

166,508 (

29 )

167,922 (

MI -- HKI

18,227

17,797 (

2+)

17,418 (

4.6)

17,412 (

4.7

Foreign current}

189,641

187,376 (

0.9 )

183,926 (

31)

185.334 (

23

Total

1,260,202

1,200 576

2.5

1,234,276 ( 21)

1,094,715 (

15.1

M2 - HK3@

1,004,872

1,005,377 (

-0.1

992,103 (

13)

899,070 (

11.8

Foreign currency"

2,265,074

2,234,953 (

13

2,226,379 (

1.7)

1,993.786 (

13.6

Total

1,276,069

1,246,733

24)

1.251.662 (

21)

1,112,146 (

14.9

MJ - HKS@

1,068,125

1,070,617

---0.2)

1,055,692 (

1.2)

961,280 (

11.2

Foreign curreDCY*

2,346,194

2,317,350 (

12)

2,307,354 (

1.7)

2.073,425 (

13.2

Total

Notes and coins in circulation

81,667 71,335

77,321 (

5.6)

78,295 (

4.3)

78,143 (

4.5

68,934 (

15)

69,310 (

29)

67,753 (

5.2

of which held by public

Toual Deporics

Total Demand deposin

118.306

118,942 (

114,616 (

12)

117,551 (

0.6

439,397

424,656 (

418,360 (

5.0)

400.506 (

Total Savings deposits

Total Time deposits with licensed banks

1,594,478

1,573,524 (

1,574,737

1.366.274

16.7

Toul Time deposits with restricted licence banks

38,125

37,497

£7)

37,180

25)

37,476

1.7

Total Time deposits with deposit-taking companies

18,336

18,419

-0.3)

18,881 (

-2.8)

19,888

-7.5

1,171,408

1,142,655 (

25)

1.145.375 (

20)

1,016,203

15.3

HKS deposius@

100,079

101,145 (

-L1)

97,198

3.0)

100,139 (

-0.1

Demand deposits

•

300,697

288,976

4.1)

289,789

4.1)

274,694 (

9.5

Savings deposits

770,631

752,534

24}

762.389

Li}

641,370 (

20.2

·

Time deposits@

523,731

516,870 (

1.3 )

508,322

3.0 }

493.197 (

6.2

USS deposits"

513,523-

513,512 (

0.0}

507,077 (

13}

432,296 (

18.8

Other foreign currency deposits*

1,037,255

1,030,382 (

0.7}

1,015,399 (

22)

925,493 (

12.1

Foreign currency deposits*

All deposits

Foreign currency swap deposits

2,208,663

2,173,037 (

1.4)

2,163,774 (

21)

1,941,696 (

13.7

49,808

$1,413 (

-3.9)

56,945 ( -12.5 }

103,805 ( -52.0

Total Loans and advanem

To Gnance H.K.'s visible trade

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

155,737 17,732

154,389 (

18,074 (

0.9) -1.9)

154,571 (

0.8) 17,539 ( 1.1)

130,536 ( 19.3

14,839 (

19.5

Other loans for usa in H.K.

1,398,027

1,389,516

0.6)

Other loans for use outside HK.

2.128.232

2,131,604

-02)

1,363,454 ( 2.153.550

25)

1,258,601 (

11.1

-1.2)

1.519,478 (

17.0

Other loans where the place of use is not known

38,130

37,984 (

0.4)

39.059

-24)

41,140 (

-7.3

1,237,602

1,234,294

0.3)

1,214,713 (

1.9 )

1,119,388 (

Loans in HK

Loans in foreign currencies

2,500,257

2.497.373

0.1)

2,513,450 (

-0.5)

3,737,859

3,731,667 (

0.2)

3,728.172 (

0.3)

2,145,205 ( 3.254,594 {

10.6 16.6

14.3

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 total due to rounding