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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS

APRIL 1996

Apr 1996

Earlier months (% change to Apr 1996)

Mar 1996

Jan 1996

Apr 1995

(HK$ma)

Money Supply

MI - HK$

176,083

175.267 (

0.5)

176,481 (

-0.2)

165,071 (

6.7)

18,858

20,360 (

-7.4)

19,351 (

-2.5 }

16,525 (

14.1)

Foreign currency Total

194,941

195,627 (

-0.4 )

195,832 (

-0.5)

181,596 (

7.3)

1,319,328

1,314,764 (

0.3)

1,271,678 (

3.7)

1,156,111 (

14.1)

M2 - HKS@

M3 - HK$@

1,037,254

1,022,961 (

1.4)

999,996

3.7)

960,422 (

8.0)

Foreign currency"

2,356,582

2,337,725 (

0.8)

2,271,674 (

37)

2,116,532 (

11.3)

Total

1,335,306

1,330,061 (

0.4 )

1,287,896 (

3.7)

1,173,899 (

13.7)

1,100,002

1,086,534 (

1.2)

1,061,991 (

3.6)

1,020,807 (

7.8)

Foreign currency"

2,435,308

2,416,595 (

0.8)

2,349,887 (

3.6)

2,194,706 (

11.0)

Tolst

Notes and coins in circulation

81,412 72,203

84,454 (

++

-3.6 )

82,403 (

-1.2)

78,915 (

3.2 )

74,476 (

-3.1)

70,949

1.8)

69,914 (

3.3)

of which held by public

Total Deposits

122,738

121.151 (

1.3)

124,883 (

-1.7)

111,682 (

9.9)

Total Demand deposits

452,631

457,356 (

-1.0 )

440,940 (

27}

393,522 (

15.0)

Total Savings deposits

1,718,108

1,694,071 (

1.4)

1,646,698

4.3)

1,561,615

10.0)

Total Time deposits

1,660,822

1,637,055 (

1.5)

1,592,566 (

4.3 )

1,503,965 (

10.4)

With licensed banks

40,700

40,338 (

0.9 )

37,119 (

9.6)

37,428 (

8.7 )

With restricted licence banks.

16,585

16,678 (

-0.6 )

17,013 (

**25)

20,223 (-18.0 )

With deposit-taking companies

1,223,737

1,215,932 (

0.6)

1,180,868 (

3.6)

1,074,449 (

13.9)

HK$ deposits@

103,880

100.791 (

3.1)

105,532 (

-1.6)

95,157 (

9.2)

Demand deposits

315,625

320,018 (

-1.4)

301,200 (

4.8)

268,129 (

17.7)

Savings deposits

804,232

795,123 (

1.1 )

774,135 (

3.9)

711,163 (

13.1)

Time deposits@

519,470

526,159 (

-1.3)

513,632 (

1.1 }

508,305 (

22)

US$ deposits*

550,271

530,487 (

3.7)

518,021 (

6.2)

484,066 (

13.7 )

Other foreign currency deposits*

1,069,741

1,056,646 (

1.2)

1,031,652 (

3.7)

992,371 (

7.8)

Foreign currency deposits"

2,293,478

2,272,578 (

0.9 )

2,212,520 (

3.7 )

2,066,820 (

11.0)

}

All deposits

43,408

44,948 (

-3.4 )

47,849 (

-9.3)

67,075 (-35.3 )

Foreign currency swap deposits

Total Loans and advances

1,653,548

1,624,564 (

1.8)

1,596,250 (

3.6)

1,474,340 (

123 }

Loans for use in H.K.

165,103

159,612 (

3.4)

157,225 (

5.0)

147,073 (

12.3)

To finance H.K.'s visible trade

To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K.

19,811

19,552 (

1.3 )

18,832 (

5.2)

16,305 (

21.5}

1,468,734

1,445,400 (

1.6)

1,420,193 (

3.4)

1,310,962 (

12.0)

Other loans for use in H.K.

2,126,519

2,076,125 (

2.4)

2,088,997 (

1.8)

2,221,877 (

-4.3)

Loans for use outside H.K. #

2,086,227

2,036,554 (

2.4)

2,050,772 (

1.7)

2,179,179 (

-4.3 }

Other loans for use outside H.K.

40,292

39,572 (

1.8)

38,225 (

5.4)

42,698

-5.6)

Other loans where the place of use is not known

1,303,916

1,287,807 (

1.3)

1,259,584 (

3.5)

1,161,967 (

12.2)

Loans in HK$

2,476,231

2,412,883 (

2.6)

2,425,663 (

21 )

2,534,250 (

-23 }

Loans in foreign currencies

3,780,167

3,700,691 (

2.1)

3,685,247 (

2.6)

3,696,217 (

23 )

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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