General Notes & Abbreviations

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1. The Monthly Statistical Bulletin (MSB) is mainly released, in two batches, on the 3rd and 6th business days of each month. Specific quarterly data are released on the 9th business day of the relevant month.
2. The charts and tables in the MSB, presented in English and Chinese, are compiled by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Reproduction is permitted provided that the source is properly acknowledged.
3. All Excel files in the Bulletin have been pre-set with specific print ranges to make them easily printable on A4 paper to show the latest data. Please make adjustments to the print ranges to suit your printing needs for historical data when necessary.
4. Money and banking statistics are revised monthly to take into account any subsequent amendments submitted by the authorized institutions.
5. Figures may not add up because of rounding.
6. General definitions on financial terms and concepts can be found by clicking links in table titles to the on-line Guide to Hong Kong Monetary, Banking and Financial Terms. Specific notes relating to the tables appear underneath the tables.
7. The abbreviations used in the MSB are:
   

   AIs	Authorized institutions
   RLBs	Restricted licence banks
   DTCs	Deposit-taking companies
   M1	Money Supply 1
   M2	Money Supply 2
   M3	Money Supply 3
   F.C.	Foreign currency
   NCDs	Negotiable certificates of deposit
   CHATS	Clearing House Automated Transfer System
   ECG	Electronic Clearing
   CMU	Central Moneymarkets Unit
   HIBOR	Hong Kong Interbank Offered Rates
   SDR	Special Drawing Right
   BIS	Bank for International Settlements
   IMF	International Monetary Fund
   CPI	Consumer Price Index
   GDP	Gross Domestic Product
   0	Less than half the final digit shown (Include magnitude zero)
   -	Not applicable
   N.A.	Not available

8. Suggestions for improvements to the contents and presentation of the Monthly Statistical Bulletin are most welcome. Please send your views to: publications@hkma.gov.hk.