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Table 10

(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)

Exchange Rates of the Hong Kong Dollar Against Selected Major Currencies

Effective exchange rate index for the HK dollar(1)

Trade (import and export)-weighted (Jan. 2000 = 100)

Sterling

US dollar

Euro

Japanese yen

Special Drawing Right

End of period

(HK dollar to per unit of foreign currency)

2003

13.83

7.763

9.77

0.0726

11.53559

98.8

2007

15.59

7.802

2008

11.21

7.751

11.49 10.93

0.0697 0.0860

12.32911

88.6

11.93863

88.3

Note:

(1) New series released since 2 January 2002, The effective exchange rate index for the Hong Kong dollar is derived from the weighted average

of nominal exchange rates of the Hong Kong dollar against 14 major currencies.

Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2878 8222)

Table 11

(Chapter 4: Financial and Monetary Affairs)

Money Supply

M1

Hong Kong dollar

Foreign currency

Total

M3

Hong Kong dollar(1)

Foreign currency(2)

Total

HK$ Billion

2003

2007

2008

354.8

454.4

491.1

58.7

162.4

154.7

413.4

616.7

645.8

(+39.8)

(+25.4)

(+4.7)

2,122.9

3,300.8

3,261.4

1,735.2

2,839.3

3,041.1

3,858.0

6,140.1

6,302.5

(+8.3)

(+20.6)

(+2.6)

Notes: Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period of the preceding year.

Figures are revised on a monthly basis to take into account any subsequent amendments submitted by authorised institutions.

(1) Adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits.

(2) Adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits.

Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2878 8222)