According to statistics published today (30 November) by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, total deposits with authorized institutions decreased by 0.3% in October 2022. Among the total, Hong Kong dollar deposits decreased by 1.4% while foreign currency deposits increased by 0.8%, mainly reflecting fund flows of corporates. In the year to end-October, total deposits rose by 0.4% while Hong Kong dollar deposits decreased by 1.9%. Renminbi deposits in Hong Kong increased by 3.2% in October to RMB884.8 billion at the end of October. The total remittance of renminbi for cross-border trade settlement amounted to RMB738.1 billion in October, compared with RMB886.5 billion in September. It should be noted that changes in deposits are affected by a wide range of factors, such as interest rate movements and fund-raising activities. It is therefore more appropriate to observe the longer-term trends, and not to over-generalise fluctuations in a single month.
Total loans and advances decreased by 1.2% in October, and decreased by 1.9% in the year to end-October. Among the total, loans for use in Hong Kong (including trade finance) decreased by 1.0% in October and loans for use outside Hong Kong decreased by 1.7%. The Hong Kong dollar loan-to-deposit ratio increased to 90.8% at the end of October from 90.1% at the end of September, as Hong Kong dollar deposits decreased by a larger extent than Hong Kong dollar loans.
Hong Kong dollar M2 and M3 both decreased by 1.3% in October and were both lower by 2.2% when compared to a year ago. The seasonally-adjusted Hong Kong dollar M1 decreased by 4.9% in October, and decreased by 15.1% compared to a year ago, reflecting in part investment-related activities. Total M2 and total M3 both decreased by 0.4% in October. Compared to a year earlier, total M2 and total M3 both rose by 1.2%.
As monthly monetary statistics are subject to volatilities due to a wide range of transient factors, such as seasonal and IPO-related funding demand as well as business and investment-related activities, caution is required when interpreting the statistics.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
30 November 2022
The monthly release schedule of monetary statistics in Year 2023 is as follows.
Reference Month |
Release Date |
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January 2023 |
28 February 2023 |
February 2023 |
31 March 2023 |
March 2023 |
28 April 2023 |
April 2023 |
31 May 2023 |
May 2023 |
30 June 2023 |
June 2023 |
31 July 2023 |
July 2023 |
31 August 2023 |
August 2023 |
29 September 2023 |
September 2023 |
31 October 2023 |
October 2023 |
30 November 2023 |
November 2023 |
29 December 2023 |
December 2023 |
31 January 2024 |