TABLE 1 : MONETARY STATISTICS - Feb 1998
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Feb 1998 |
Earlier months (% change to Feb 1998) |
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Jan 1998 |
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Nov 1997 |
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Feb 1997 |
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| Money Supply |
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| M1 - HK$ |
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182,624 |
192,060 |
( |
-4.9 |
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185,016 |
( |
-1.3 |
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208,075 |
( |
-12.2 |
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| Foreign currency |
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18,821 |
19,485 |
( |
-3.4 |
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22,278 |
( |
-15.5 |
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19,753 |
( |
-4.7 |
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| Total |
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201,445 |
211,545 |
( |
-4.8 |
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207,294 |
( |
-2.8 |
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227,828 |
( |
-11.6 |
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| M2 - HK$@ |
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1,657,064 |
1,638,633 |
( |
1.1 |
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1,634,749 |
( |
1.4 |
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1,593,422 |
( |
4.0 |
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| Foreign currency* |
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1,144,833 |
1,133,101 |
( |
1.0 |
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1,100,118 |
( |
4.1 |
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1,052,434 |
( |
8.8 |
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| Total |
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2,801,898 |
2,771,734 |
( |
1.1 |
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2,734,867 |
( |
2.5 |
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2,645,856 |
( |
5.9 |
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| M3 - HK$@ |
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1,672,580 |
1,654,664 |
( |
1.1 |
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1,651,934 |
( |
1.2 |
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1,609,007 |
( |
4.0 |
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| Foreign currency* |
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1,202,431 |
1,193,782 |
( |
0.7 |
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1,168,254 |
( |
2.9 |
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1,118,274 |
( |
7.5 |
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| Total |
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2,875,011 |
2,848,445 |
( |
0.9 |
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2,820,188 |
( |
1.9 |
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2,727,280 |
( |
5.4 |
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| Notes and coins in circulation |
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94,260 |
114,054 |
( |
-17.4 |
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89,526 |
( |
5.3 |
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93,427 |
( |
0.9 |
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| of which held by public |
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83,507 |
96,570 |
( |
-13.5 |
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78,567 |
( |
6.3 |
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82,836 |
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0.8 |
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| Total Deposits |
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| Total Demand deposits |
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117,938 |
114,975 |
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2.6 |
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128,727 |
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-8.4 |
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144,992 |
( |
-18.7 |
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| Total Savings deposits |
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504,462 |
459,547 |
( |
9.8 |
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486,499 |
( |
3.7 |
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517,482 |
( |
-2.5 |
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| Total Time deposits |
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2,086,609 |
2,096,299 |
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-0.5 |
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2,043,534 |
( |
2.1 |
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1,905,282 |
( |
9.5 |
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| With licensed banks |
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2,028,957 |
2,034,985 |
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-0.3 |
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1,975,979 |
( |
2.7 |
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1,845,696 |
( |
9.9 |
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| With restricted licence banks |
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44,615 |
46,799 |
( |
-4.7 |
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52,633 |
( |
-15.2 |
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44,161 |
( |
1.0 |
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| With deposit-taking companies |
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13,037 |
14,516 |
( |
-10.2 |
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14,921 |
( |
-12.6 |
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15,425 |
( |
-15.5 |
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| HK$ deposits@ |
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1,533,414 |
1,504,233 |
( |
1.9 |
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1,520,612 |
( |
0.8 |
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1,482,874 |
( |
3.4 |
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| Demand deposits |
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99,117 |
95,490 |
( |
3.8 |
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106,449 |
( |
-6.9 |
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125,240 |
( |
-20.9 |
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| Savings deposits |
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346,841 |
304,323 |
( |
14.0 |
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328,606 |
( |
5.5 |
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361,485 |
( |
-4.1 |
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| Time deposits@ |
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1,087,456 |
1,104,420 |
( |
-1.5 |
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1,085,557 |
( |
0.2 |
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996,149 |
( |
9.2 |
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| US$ deposits* |
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635,881 |
635,192 |
( |
0.1 |
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602,457 |
( |
5.5 |
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517,129 |
( |
23.0 |
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| Other foreign currency deposits* |
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539,714 |
531,396 |
( |
1.6 |
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535,691 |
( |
0.8 |
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567,754 |
( |
-4.9 |
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| Foreign currency deposits* |
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1,175,595 |
1,166,588 |
( |
0.8 |
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1,138,148 |
( |
3.3 |
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1,084,883 |
( |
8.4 |
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| All deposits |
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2,709,009 |
2,670,822 |
( |
1.4 |
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2,658,759 |
( |
1.9 |
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2,567,757 |
( |
5.5 |
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| Foreign currency swap deposits |
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36,759 |
39,100 |
( |
-6.0 |
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41,390 |
( |
-11.2 |
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36,786 |
( |
-0.1 |
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| Total Loans and advances |
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| Loans for use in H.K. |
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2,220,048 |
2,228,441 |
( |
-0.4 |
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2,209,968 |
( |
0.5 |
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1,979,752 |
( |
12.1 |
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| To finance H.K.'s visible trade |
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165,153 |
171,824 |
( |
-3.9 |
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171,840 |
( |
-3.9 |
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162,598 |
( |
1.6 |
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| To finance merchandising trade not touching H.K. |
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21,389 |
20,268 |
( |
5.5 |
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20,943 |
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2.1 |
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21,409 |
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-0.1 |
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| Other loans for use in H.K. |
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2,033,506 |
2,036,349 |
( |
-0.1 |
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2,017,184 |
( |
0.8 |
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1,795,745 |
( |
13.2 |
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| Loans for use outside H.K.# |
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1,768,675 |
1,877,716 |
( |
-5.8 |
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1,975,423 |
( |
-10.5 |
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2,041,205 |
( |
-13.4 |
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| Other loans for use outside H.K. |
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1,726,135 |
1,829,749 |
( |
-5.7 |
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1,926,875 |
( |
-10.4 |
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2,000,601 |
( |
-13.7 |
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| Other loans where the place of use is not known |
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42,540 |
47,967 |
( |
-11.3 |
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48,549 |
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-12.4 |
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40,603 |
( |
4.8 |
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| Loans in HK$ |
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1,732,354 |
1,736,902 |
( |
-0.3 |
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1,731,136 |
( |
0.1 |
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1,604,565 |
( |
8.0 |
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| Loans in US$ |
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770,578 |
787,697 |
( |
-2.2 |
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775,307 |
( |
-0.6 |
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659,118 |
( |
16.9 |
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| Loans in other foreign currencies |
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1,485,791 |
1,581,559 |
( |
-6.1 |
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1,678,949 |
( |
-11.5 |
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1,757,274 |
( |
-15.4 |
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| Loans in foreign currencies |
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2,256,369 |
2,369,256 |
( |
-4.8 |
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2,454,256 |
( |
-8.1 |
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2,416,391 |
( |
-6.6 |
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| Total loans and advances |
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3,988,724 |
4,106,158 |
( |
-2.9 |
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4,185,392 |
( |
-4.7 |
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4,020,957 |
( |
-0.8 |
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| * Adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits. |
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| @ Adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits. |
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| # Including those where place of usage is unknown. |
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| Note : Data may not add up to total due to rounding. |
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