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Table 10

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Exchange Rates of the Hong Kong Dollar Against Selected Major Currencies

Chinese Sterling Renminbi

US dollar

Euro

Japanese

yen

Special Drawing Right

End of period

2006

2010

0.9955 1.1816

15.22 12.04

7.775 7.775

(HK dollar to per unit of foreign currency)

0.0654

10.26

11.69521

10.39

2011

1.2325

12.06

7.766

10.06

0.0956 0.1009

11.98913

11.92751

Note:

Effective exchange rate index for the HK dollar(1)

Trade (import and export)-weighted (Jan. 2010 = 100)

109.0 96.3

94.9

(1) New series released since 2 January 2012. 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 15 major currencies.

Sources: Trade Analysis Section, Census and Statistics Department

(For enquiries, please call 2582 4915.)

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

(For enquiries, please call 2878 8222.)

Table 11

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Money Supply

M1

Hong Kong dollar

Foreign currency

Total

M3

Hong Kong dollar (1)

Foreign currency (2)

Total

HK$ Billion

2006

2010

2011

387.9

730.1

794.7

103.7

287.1

332.6

491.6

1,017.2

1,127.3

(+13.1)

(+12.8)

(+10.8)

2,795.5

3,878.2

4,055.4

2,294.2

3,278.1

4,025.7

5,089.7

7,156.3

8,081.1

(+15.5)

(+8.0)

(+12.9)

Notes: Figures are as at end of the year.

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

(For enquiries, please call 2878 8222.)