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Money Supply

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TABLE 1 MONETARY STATISTICS

MARCIĮ 1996

Mar 1996

Earlier months (% change to Mar 1996)

Feb 1996

Dec 1995

Mar 1995

(1{KSmn)

175,267

183,223 (

-4.3 )

171,608 (

2.1)

173,333 (

11)

MI

-

HK$

20,360

20,280 (

0.4 }

18,830 (

8.1)

15,980 (

27:4}

Foreign currency

195,627

203.503 (

-3.9 }

190,437 (

2.7)

189,313 (

1.3)

Total

1,314,739

1,299,565 (

1.2 }

1,260,392 (

4.3 )

1,135,137

158)

M2 - HK$@

1,022,961

1.014,694 (

0.8 )

1.005,673 (

1.7 }

949,137 (

7,8

Foreign currency"

2,337,700

2,314,259 (

1.0 )

2,266,065 (

3.2)

2,084,275 (

12.12 )

Total

1,330,061

1,315,340

1,278,253 (

4.1 )

1,152,903 (

15.4)

M3 - HK$@

1,086,534

1,075,095 (

| 1 }

1,068,926 (

1.6)

1,011,557 (

7.4}

Foreign currency"

2,416,595

2,390,435

2,347,179 (

3.0)

2,164,470 (

116)

Total

84,454

90,248 (

Notes and coins in circulation

74,476

80,279 (

-6.4) -7.2)

81,667 (

3.4)

79,421 (

6.3)

71,335 (

4.4 )

69,926 (

6.5 1

of which held by public

Total Deposits

121,152

123,224 (

- 1.7}

119.102 (

1.7 }

Total Demand deposits

457,356

456,340 (

0.2 }

439.397 (

4.1)

119,367 ( 382,614 (

1.5 1

19.5)

Total Savings deposits

1,694,071

1,663,279 (

19)

1.650,955 (

26)

1,533,796 (

10.4 )

Total Time deposits

1,637,055

1,609,445 (

1.7 )

1,594,474 (

2.7)

1,475,321 (

[1.0 }

With licensed banks

40,338

36,647 (

10.1}

38,125 (

5.8)

38146 (

5.7 )

With restricted licence banks

16,678

17,187 (

-30)

18.356 (

-9.1 )

20.329 (

-18.0 )

With deposit-taking companies

1,215,932

1,197,707 (

1.5)

1.171,592

1.8)

1,053,789 (

15.4)

HKS deposits@

100,791

102,944 (

-2.1 }

100,273 (

0.5 )

103,407 (

-2.5 J

Demand deposits

320,018

316,882 (

1.0 )

300,697

6.4)

263,834 (

21.3)

Savings deposits

795,123

777,881 (

2.2 )

770,621

1.2}

686,548 (

15.8 1

Time deposits@

526,159

524,347 (

0.3)

$24,334

0.3)

514,630 (

2.2 J

USS deposits*

530,487

$20,789 (

1.9 )

513,529

3.3)

467,379

13.5)

Other foreign currency deposits*

1,056,646

1,045,136 (

1.)

1.037.863

982,009 (

7.6

Foreign currency deposits*

2,272,578

2,242,843 (

1.3)

2.209,454 (

29 )

2.035,797 ( 11.6

All deposits

44,948

46,423 {

-37)

49.808 (

-9.8)

71,198 (-36.9 )

Foreign currency swap deposits

Total Loans and advances

1,624,573

1,614,293 (

0.6)

1.571.679 (

Loans for use in H.K.

To finance H.K visible trade

159,612

157,918 (

1.)

155,737 (

3.4 ) 2.5 }

1,451,033 (

12.0)

141,370 (

12.9 )

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

19,552

19,508 (

0.2)

17,732 (

10.3)

15,787 (

23.8)

1,445,409

1,436,867 (

06)

1,398,210 (

3.4)

1.293,876 {

(1.7)

Other loans for use in H.K

Loans for use outside H.K#

2,076,279

2,144,967 (

-3.2)

2,166.746 (

Other loans for use outside H.K.

2,036,707

2,105,539 (

-3.3)

2.128.641 (

-4.2)

-4.3

2,059,933 (

08)

2,018,031 (

0.9 )

Other loans where the place of use is not known

39.572

39,428 (

1,257,820

1,273,094 (

Loans in HKS

2,413,032

7,486,166 (

0.4 ) 1.2 } -29 )

39,106 (

3.8 )

41,903 (

-5.6 }

Loans in foreign currencies

3,700,852

3,759,260 (

-1.6)

1,237,304 ( 2,501,122 ( 3,738,426 (

4.1)

1,146.266 (

12.3 )

-3.5

2,364,698 (

-1.0)

3,510,966 (

20) 5.4 ]

Tolat loans and advances

+

Adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits. @ Adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits.

# Tacluding those where place of usage is unknown

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