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Table 13

Analysis of Loans for Use in Hong Kong

1986

1985

Sectors of Financing

$ million

%

$ million

Increase/(Decrease)

$ million

Manufacturing

25,140

9.29

19,726

8.40

5,414 27.45

Agriculture & fisheries

181

0.07

210

0.09

(29) (13.81)

Transport & transport

equipment

18,061

6.67

19,745

8.40

(1,684) (8.53)

Electricity, gas &

telephone

4,735 1.75

4,943

2.10

(208) (4.21)

Building, construction

34,602 12.78

40,080 17.06

(5,478)|(13.67)

& property develop- ment

Wholesale and retail

trade

33,650 12.43

29,540 12.57

4,110

13.91

Purchase of

49,162

18.16

37,230

15.85

11,932 32.05

residential property

Financial concerns

23,064

8.52 19,532

8.32

3,532 18.08

(other than author-

ized institutions)

Professional and

29,411 10.86 22,989 9.78

6,422 27.94

private individuals

Miscellaneous

52,723 19.47

40,948 17.43 11,775

28.76

TOTAL

270,729 100.00 234,943 100.00

35,786

15.23

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