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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS

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FEBRUARY 1996

(HK$ain)

Feb 1996

Jan 1996

Earlier months (% change to Feb 1996)

Nov 1995

Feb 1995

Money Supply

183,223

175,481 (

3.6)

170,079 (

7,7)

169,244 (

8.3 )

MI - HKS

20,280

19.351 (

4.8)

17,797 (

14.0)

18,529 (

9.5}

Foreign currency

203,503

195,832 (

3.9)

187,876

8.3)

187,773 {

8.4 )

Total

1,299,565

1,271,678 (

22)

1,229,576 (

5,7

1,114,041 (

16.7)

M2 - HK$@

1,004,594

999,996

1.5)

997,844 (

1.7}

918,910 (

10.4 )

Foreign currency"

2,314,259

2,271,674

1.9 )

2,227,420 (

39)

2,032,951 (

13.5)

Total

1,315,340

1,287,896 (

2.1 )

1,246,733 (

5.5)

1,131,892 (

16.2 )

M3 - HK$@

1,075,095

1,061,991 (

1.2)

1,060,752 (

1.4)

978,755 (

9.8)

Foreign currency"

2,390,435

2,349,887

1.7)

2,307,485

3.6)

2,110,647 (

133 1

Total

90,248

82,403 (

9.5)

77,321 (

16.7 }

80,566 (

12.0)

Notes and coins in circulation

80,279

70.949 (

13.2)

68,934 (

16.5)

71,570 (

12.2 )

of which held by public

Total Deposits

123,224

(24,883 (

-1.3)

118,942 (

3.6)

116,203 (

6.0)

Telal Demand deposits

456,340

440,940 (

3.5 }

424,656 (

7.5)

380,466 (

19.9 }

Total Savings deposits

1,663,279

1,646,698 (

1.0}

1,629,440 (

2.1)

1,483,520 (

12.1)

Toul Time deposits

1,609,445

1,592,566 (

1.1)

1,573,524 (

2.3)

1,427,583 (

12.7)

With licensed banks

36,647

37,119 (

-1.3

37,497

-2.3

36,049 (

1.7 )

With restricted licence banks

17,187

17,013 (

1.0 )

18,419 (

-6.7)

19,889

-13.6)

With deposit-taking companies

1,197,707

1,180,868 (

1.4)

1,147,655 (

4.8)

1,031,587 (

16.1)

HKS deposils@

102,944

103,332 (

-2.5)

101,145 (

1.8)

97,674 (

5.4)

Demand deposits

316,882

301,200 (

5.2)

288,976 (

9.7)

263,133 (

20.4)

Savings deposits

777,881

774,135 (

0.5)

752.534 (

34)

670,781 (

16.0 )

Time deposiu@

524,347

513,632 (

2.1)

516,870 (

1.4)

512,987 (

2.2)

US$ deposits*

$20.789

518,021 (

0.5)

$13,512 (

1.4)

435,615 (

19.6)

Other foreign currency deposits*

1,045,136

1,031,652 (

1.3 )

1,030,382 (

1.4)

948,602 (

10.2 1

Foreign currency deposits*

2,242,843

2,212,520 (

1.4)

2,173,037 (

3.2)

1,980,190 (

13.3)

All deposits

46,423

47,849 (

-3.0 )

51,813 ( 104 )

79,422 (−41.5 }

Foreign currency swap deposits

Total Loans and advances

1,614,293

1,596,250 (

1.1 )

Loans for use in H.K

To finance H.K's visible trade

157,918

157,225 (

0.4)

1,562,079 ( 154,389 (

3.3)

1,437,582 ( 12.3)

2.3)

136,749 (

15.5)

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

19,508

18,832

3.6)

18,074 (

7.9)

15,716 (

24.11

Other loans for use in H.K.

1,436,867

1,420.193

1.2)

1,389,616 (

3.4)

1,285,117 (

11.5)

2,144,967

2,088,997 (

27)

2,169,588 (

-1.1)

1,921,570 (

11.6 )

Loans for use outside H.K.?

2.103.539

2,050,772 {

27)

2,131,604 (

-1.2 }

1,380,192 (

12.0 }

Other loans for use outside H.K

Other loant where the place of use is not known

39,428

38,225 (

3.1)

1,273,094

1,259,584 (

1.1 }

37,984 ( 1,234,294 (

1.8)

1.1 }

Loans in HKS

2,486,166

2.425.663 (

2.5)

2,497,373 (

-0.4)

41,379 ( 1,134,16) ( 2,224,989 (

-4.3 }

12.2

11.7)

Loans in foreign currencies

3,759.260

3,685,247 (

2.0)

3,731,667

0.7 )

3,359,152 (

11.9 }

Total loans and advances

Adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits.

Adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits. #Including those where place of usage is unknown

Note: Data may not add up to total due to rounding.

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