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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS

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MAY 1996

(HK$mr

May 1996

Earlier months (% change to May 1996]

Apr 1996

Feb 1996

May 1995

Total

Iney Supply

- HKS

Foreign currency

Total

! - HKS@

.3 – HKS@

173,538 18,460 191,998

176,083 (

-1.4)

183,223 (

-5.3 }

166,090

4.5

18,858 (

-2.1)

20,280 (

-9.0 }

17,590

4.9

194,941 (

-1.5)

203,503

-5.7)

183,681 (

45

1,317,528

1,319,328 (

-0.1 )

1,299,565

14)

1,162,516 (

13.3

1,009,721

1,037,254 (

-2.7 )

1,014,694

-0.5)

972,252 (

3.9

Foreign currency"

2,327,249

2,356,582

-1.2)

2,314,259

0.6 )

2,134,768 (

9.0

1,333,917

1,335,306

-0.1)

1,315,340

1.4 }

1,180,067 (

13.0 :

1,073,549

1,100,002 (

-24)

1,075,095

-0.1 }

1,033,626 (

3.9.

Foreign currency"

2,407,466

2,435,308 (

-1.1)

2,390,435

0.7)

2,213,693 (

8.8 1

Toul

'otes and coins in circulation

82,304 72,860

81,412 (

1.1)

90,248 (

-8.8)

78,286 (

5.1

72,203 (

0.9 )

80,279 (

-9.2 }

69,325 (

5.1 }

of which held by public

Total Deposits

atal Demand deposits

119,138

122,738 (

-29)

123,224

-3.3

114,356

4.2

455,088

452,631 (

0.5)

456,340

-0.3 }

398,265

14.3

Total Savings deposits

1,690,168

1,718,108 (

-1.6)

1,663,279

1.6)

1,574,169 (

7.4

al Time depositsاد

1,630,462

1,660,822 (

-1.8

1,609,445 (

1.3)

1,515,621

7.6

With licensed banks

With restricted licence banks

43,481

40,700 (

6.8 )

36,647 (

18.6)

38,510

12.9

16,225

16,585 (

-22)

17,187 (

-5.6)

20,037

-19.0

With deposit-taking companies

1,220,336

1,223,737 (

-0.3)

1,197,707 (

1.9 )

1,081,250 (

12.9

KS deposits@

100,678

103,880

-3.1)

102,944

+

-2.2)

96,766 (

4.0

Demand deposits

318,498

315,625

0.9)

316,882

0.5)

271,593 (

17.3

Savings deposits

801,160

804.232 (

-0.4 )

777,881

3.0)

712,891

12.4

Time deposits@

512,311

518,526 (

-

1.2)

524,347

-23)

509,055 (

0.6

SS deposits*

"ther foreign currency deposits"

531,747

551,215 (

-3.5)

520,789 {

21)

496,485 (

7.1

oreign currency deposits"

1,044,059

1,069,741 (

-2.4)

1,045,136 (

-0.1}

1,005,540 (

3.6

2,264,395

2,293,478

-1.3)

2,242,843 (

1.0)

2,086,790 (

8.5

Il deposits

oreign currency swap deposits

43,183

43,408 (

-0.5)

46,423 (−7.0)

64,678 (

-33.2

otal Loans and advances

Loans for use in H.K.

1,687,340

1,653,574 (

2.0)

To finance H.K's visible trade

To finance merchandising trade not touching HK.

166,835 20,304

165,103 (

1.0 )

19,511 (

25)

1,614,437 ( 158,062 ( 19,508 (

45) 5.6 4.1)

1,499,456 ( 153,156 (

23

12.5

8.9

18,182 (

11.7

Other loans for use in H.K

1,500,201

1,468,660 (

2.1)

1,436,867

4.4)

1,328,117 (

13.0

Loans for use outside HK #

2,077,289

2,126,592 (

-23)

2,144,967

3.2

2,279,391 (

-8.9

Other loans for use outside H.K

2,037,113

2,086,301 (

-2.4)

2,105,539 (

-3.2)

2,237,674 (

-9.0

Other loans where the place of use is not known

40,176

40,292 (

-0.3 }

39,428 (

1.9)

41,717 (

-3.7

Loans in HKS

1,337,965

1,300,916 (

26)

1,273,113 (

5.1)

1,180,216 (

13.4

Loans in foreign currencies

2,426,663

2,476,251 (

-20)

2,486,291

-24 )

2,598,630 (

-6.6

Total loans and advances

3,764,628

3,780,167

-0.4)

3,759,404 (

0.1)

3,778,846

-0.4

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.

End