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TABLE 1: MONETARY STATISTICS - Mar 1997

(HK$)

Mar 1997

Earlier month: 1% change to Mạc

Feb 1997

Den 1996

Mar 1996

Money Supply

MI - HKS

198,406

208,075 (4.6)

Foreign currency

19,375

Total

217,780

19,753 (-1.9 ) 227,828 (-4.4 )

M2- HK3@

1.557,711

1,593,462 (22)

Foreign currency"

1,023,394

1,021,394 (0.1)

Total

2,581,005

2,615,356 (-1.3)

M3 - HK$@

1,574,880

1,609,047 (-21)

Foreign currency"

1,081,570

1,087,754 ( 0.1)

Total

2,663,550

2,696,781 (+1.2)

198,311 ( 0.0) 19,149 ( 1.2) 217,460 (

0,1) 1,503,603 ( 3.6) 1,003,583 ( 2,507,186 (29) 1,520,461 (3.6) 1,066,126 ( 2,586,587 ( 3.0 )

175,267 ( 132 )

20,360 (4,8 )

20)

195,627 (113) 1,314,764 (185) 1,022,952 ( 0,0) 2,337,716 (10.4) 1,330,061 (184)

21)

1,086,448 ( 0.2) 2,416,509 (102)

Notes and coins in circulation

94,562

of which held by public

81,341

93,427 ( 1.2) 82,836 ( 18 )

87,113 (6) 76,516 ( 6.3)

84,454 ( 120 ) 74,476 ( 9.2)

Total Deposits

Total Demand deposits

136,439

144,992

-5.9)

Total Savings deposits

504,542

Total Time deposits

1,362,807

$17,482 (−2.5 ) 1,874,782 (0.6)

With licensed banks

1,803,026

1,813,196 (47)

140,944 (3.2) $20,575 -3.1) 1,771,688 ( 5.1) 1,713,243 (3.2)

121,151 (126) 457,356 ( 10.3) 1,694,071 (10.0)

1,637,055 (101)

With restricted licence banka

44,417

With deposit-taking companies

15,364

HKS deposit @

1,450,791

Demand deposits

117,065

44,161 (0.6) 15,425 (-0.4) 1,482,914 ( -2.2) 125,240 (6.5)

42,897 ( 3.5) 15,547 (-1.2) 1,400,077 ( 3.6) 121.794 (39)

40,338 ( 101 )

16,678 (-7,9)

1,215,932 (193)

100,791 (16.1)

Savings deposits

355,826

361,485 (-1.6)

366,109 (24)

320,018 (11.2)

Time deposits@

977,199

996,189 (-1.8)

912,173 (72)

795,123 (23.0)

US$ deposils*

507,233

516,730 (-1.8)

$17,125 (-1.9)

526,159 (3.6)

Other foreign currency deposits*

545,764

Foreign currency deposits*

1,052,997

All deposits

2,503,788

537,563 ( 1.5) 1,054,343 (-0.1) 2,537,257 (-1.3)

316,004 ( 5.8) 1,033,130 ( 1.9) 2,433,207 ( 29)

530,487 ( 2.9)

1,056,646 (-0.3) 2,272,378 (102)

Forsiga surency swap deposits

35,845

36,786 ( -2.6)

38,302 ( 69 )

44,948 (-20.3)

Total Loans and advances

Loans for use in HK

1,968,657

To finance HK.5 visible treado

To finance merchandising trade not touching HK.

164,080 20,066

Other loans for me in HK.

Loms for dog outside H.K.#

Other loans for nas outside HK

Other loans where the place of use is not known

Loans in HE'S

Lousa in foreign currencias

Total loans and advances

1,979,752 (-0.6) 162,598 ( 0.9) 21,409 (-6.3) 1,784,511 1,795,745 (-0.6) 1,953,526 2,041,205 (4.3) 1,910,298 2,000,601 4.5) 43,328 40,603 ( 6.7) 1,382,857 1,604,565 (-1.4) 2,339,425 2,416,391 (-3.2) 3,922,282 4,020,957 (-25)

2,052,056 (-6.9)

8.0)

1,822,255 (

164,988 (-0.6) 19,979 ( 0.4) 1,637,289 (9.0) 2,092,617 (6.6)

1,624,557 (21.2) 158,356 (3.6)

20,369 (-15). 1,445,832 ( 23.4) 2,076,063 ( -5.9) 2,036,491 (6.2)

40,562 (6.8) 1,447,866 ( 9.3)

2,467,006 (-52) 3,914,873 (0.2)

39,572 (9.5) 1,287,790 ( 229 ) 2,412,830 ( 3.0 ) 3,700,619 (6.0)

Adjusted to exalude foreign currency swap deposits. Adjusted to include foreign currency map deposits. Including those where place of mango ja neknown.

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

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