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TABLE 2: QUARTERLY ANALYSIS OF LOANS FOR USE IN HONG KONG BY SECTOR – DECEMBER 1995

Dec 1995 (HKS Mn)

Adjusted## change from earlier quarters to Dec 1995

Sep 1995

Jun 1995

Dec 1994

173,469

0.8

-1.6

19.3

Trade Financing

Manufacturing

100.108

2.3

4.1

17.0

Transport and transport equipment

68,981

-1.2

-13

-3.8

Building, construction, property

261.306

-0.5

1.0

4.1

development and investment

Wholesale and retail trade

166,225

3.6

5.1

20.1

Financial concerns

.176.377

4.0

10.9

14.4

Individuals:

to purchase flats in the Home

47,501

8.7

17.8

18.9

Ownership Scheme and Private

Sector Participation Scheme

to purchase other residential

300.444

3.4

7.2

16.1

property

other purposes

Others

Total

113.749

20

1.2

6.6

163.337

3.3

5.6

6.6

1,571.496

2.3

4.4

11.9

With the introduction of the new Retum on Loans and Advances 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 above have been adjusted. so far as possible, to remove the reclassification effect and therefore cannot be calculated directly from the published figures.

* This excludes funds advanced to authorized institutions.

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