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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS - Feb 1997

(HK$mn)

Fch 1997

Earlier months (% change la Feb 1997)

In 1997

Nov 1994

Ecb 1996

Money Supply

MI-HKS

208,075

Foreign currency

19,753

221,017 ( -$5.9)

18,150 (

187,289 (114

19,945 (-1.0}

183,223 (13.6) 20,240 (24)

Total

227,828

239,217 ( -4.8)

207,235 ( 9.9)

203,463 (120)

M2 - HKS@

1,593,462

1,543,467 ( 3.2

Foreign currency*

1,021,894

1,004,813 ( 1.7)

Total

2,615,336

2,544,210 (2.6)

M - HKS@

1,609,047

1,560,022 ( 3.1)

Foreign currency*

1,087,734

1,069,364 (1.7)

Total

2,696,781

2,629,386 (26)

1,514,450 ( 5.2) 1,015,240 (

0.7) 2,529,690 ( 3.4) 1,531,238 (

5.1) 1,079,444 ( 0.8) 2,610,683 ( 3.3)

1,299,563 (226)

1,014,615 ( 0.7)

2314,180 (13.0)

1,315,340 (223)

1,074,939 ( 1.2)

2,390,279 ( 12.8)

Notes and coins in circulation

93,427

99,501 (4.1)

84,176 (11.0)

90,248 (3.5)

of which held by public

82,836

85,430 ( 3.0 )

74,816 (10.7)

30,279 (3.2)

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

144,992

153,807

-5.7)

132,419 9.5)

Total Savings deposits

Total Time deposits

517,482

516,364

0.1)

1,874,782

1,796,663

43)

With licensed banks

1,015,196

With rosicisted license banka

44,161

With deposit-taking companies

15,425

HKS deposits@

1,482,914

1,431,08) (

1,736,329 4.5) 44,604 (−1.0) 13,232 ( 1.3 ) 3.6)

Demand deposita

125,240

133,636 (-7.7)

505,110 (24) 1,822,139 ( 29) 1,753,464 ( 2.9) 42,888 ( 3.0) 15,787 ( 23 ) 1,414,677 (4.8) 112,473 ( 11.4)

123,184 (177) 456,340 (134) 1,663,279 (127) 1,609,445 ( 12.8)

36,647 ( 20.5 ) 17,187 (-10.3 )

1,197,707 ( 23.8 ) 102,944 ( 21.7 )

Savings deposita

361,485

361,714 (-0.1)

357,293 (1.2)

316,882 ( 141 )

Time deposits@

996,189

933,711 (

6.7)

944,911 (5.4)

777,881 (28.1)

US$ deposits*

516,780

515,408 (

03)

531,373 (-27)

$24,308 (14)

Other foreign currency deposits®

537,563

520,847 (

Foreign surray deposits"

1,054,343

All deposits

2,537,257

3.2) 1,036,254 (

1.7) 2,467,336 ( 28)

Foreign currency swap deposits

36,786

37,899 (-29)

$13,617 ( 1,044,990 ( 0.9) 2,459,667 ( 3.2)

39,043 (-5.8)

4.7)

520,789 (3.2)

1,045,096 ( 2,242,803 (13.1)

0.9)

46,423 (-20.8)

Total Loans and advances

Loans for in H.K

1,978,177

To finance HK's visible trade

To finance merchandising trade not touching HK

162,598 21,409

Other loans for use in HK

1,794,170

1,889,694 ( 4.7) 164,509 ( -1.2) 21,120 ( 1.4) 1,704,065 ( 5.3)

1,829,423 (

8.1) 164,08% (-0.9)

19,017 (12.6 1,646,318 (

1,614,395 (223)

Loans for use outside H.KI

2,042,780

2,027,949 (0.7)

Other loans for me outside H.K.

2,000,601

Other loans where the place of nas in not known

42,178

Laena in HC

1,604,565

Loans in foreign varrencies

2,416,391

Total loans and advances

4,020,957

1,987,673 ( 0.7)

40,276 ( 1,518,017 ( 2,399,626 ( 3,917,644 (

4.7) 5.7) 0.7) 26)

9.0) 2,090,142 (-23) 2,049,253 (-24)

40,854 ( 1,460,511 ( 9.9)

158,037 (2.9)

19,508 (9.7) 1,436,850 (249)

2,144,967 (48)

2,105,539 ( 5.0 )

3.2)

39,428 (7.0) 1,273,096 ( 26.0)

2,459,054 (-1.7)

2,486,266 ( -2.8)

3,919,565 ( 26)

3,759,361 ( 7.0)

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

Including those where place of usage is maknown.

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

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