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Hong Kong’s September Money Supply, Deposits, and Loans

Following is a table for Hong Kong’s money supply, deposits, and loans in September released by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

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                          Sept.     Aug.     July     June      May    April
                           2011     2011     2011     2011     2011     2011
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                      ------------------------- YoY% ------------------------
M3                        11.1%    15.4%    16.3%    15.9%    17.7%    12.1%
 HK Dollar                -0.4%     6.9%     9.3%     8.3%    11.4%     6.0%
 Foreign Currency         25.9%    25.6%    24.6%    25.0%    25.3%    19.6%
M2                        11.2%    15.5%    16.3%    15.9%    17.7%    12.0%
 HK Dollar                -0.3%     7.0%     9.4%     8.4%    11.5%     6.0%
 Foreign Currency         25.8%    25.5%    24.6%    24.9%    25.2%    19.5%
M1                         4.0%    19.0%    23.8%    21.0%    22.3%    12.1%
 HK Dollar                -6.0%    10.1%    15.5%    12.5%    12.5%     2.2%
 Foreign Currency         38.2%    44.1%    47.2%    45.7%    52.3%    43.8%

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                          Sept.     Aug.     July     June      May    April
                           2011     2011     2011     2011     2011     2011
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                      ------------------------- YoY% ------------------------
Money in Circulation      11.8%    12.4%    12.9%    12.4%    11.9%    13.1%
 Held by Public           11.6%    12.7%    13.0%    12.6%    12.4%    13.1%
Deposits                   8.7%    13.0%    14.2%    13.9%    16.4%    11.1%
 HK Dollar                -2.0%     5.8%     8.3%     7.2%    10.9%     5.2%
  Demand Deposits        -12.1%     9.0%    16.6%    12.5%    12.5%    -2.1%
  Savings Deposits        -7.2%    -0.2%     4.3%     5.1%     5.9%     5.2%
  Time Deposits           10.9%    13.0%    10.9%     8.2%    17.7%     8.3%
 Foreign Currency         21.6%    21.0%    20.7%    21.4%    22.7%    18.0%
Loans                     21.9%    26.7%    27.6%    28.1%    32.4%    27.5%
 HK Dollar                 9.4%    15.7%    17.2%    16.3%    19.6%    14.0%
 Foreign Currency         49.9%    50.3%    50.2%    55.0%    63.1%    61.7%
                      ------------------------- MoM% ------------------------
M3                        -0.1%    -0.1%     2.1%    -0.4%     1.0%     2.7%
 HK Dollar                -0.1%    -1.8%     2.0%    -1.3%    -0.2%     2.3%
 Foreign Currency         -0.1%     1.7%     2.2%     0.6%     2.4%     3.2%
M2                        -0.1%    -0.1%     2.1%    -0.4%     1.1%     2.7%
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                          Sept.     Aug.     July     June      May    April
                           2011     2011     2011     2011     2011     2011
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                      ------------------------- MoM% ------------------------
 HK Dollar                -0.1%    -1.8%     2.1%    -1.3%    -0.2%     2.3%
 Foreign Currency         -0.1%     1.7%     2.2%     0.6%     2.5%     3.1%
M1                         0.3%    -1.2%     3.9%    -3.5%     3.9%     4.2%
 HK Dollar                 1.8%    -1.9%     3.6%    -3.7%     3.9%     1.3%
 Foreign Currency         -3.1%     0.5%     4.5%    -2.8%     3.8%    11.3%
Money in Circulation       2.6%    -0.6%     0.5%     1.7%    -2.2%     2.9%
 Held by Public            1.4%     0.2%     0.7%     0.9%    -0.8%     1.5%
Deposits                  -0.2%    -0.5%     2.0%    -0.9%     0.6%     2.5%
 HK Dollar                -0.3%    -2.0%     2.1%    -1.6%    -0.4%     2.3%
  Demand Deposits          2.1%    -2.8%     4.9%    -5.7%     6.0%     1.2%
  Savings Deposits        -2.2%    -3.8%     1.6%    -1.3%    -2.8%     2.3%
  Time Deposits            1.1%     0.8%     1.7%    -0.4%     0.6%     2.6%
 Foreign Currency         -0.1%     1.0%     1.9%    -0.2%     1.7%     2.8%
Loans                      0.9%     1.7%     1.5%     1.7%     2.9%     1.8%
 HK Dollar                 0.6%     0.6%     1.5%     0.6%     2.2%     0.6%
 Foreign Currency          1.4%     3.7%     1.7%     3.6%     4.0%     3.9%
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                          Sept.     Aug.     July     June      May    April
                           2011     2011     2011     2011     2011     2011
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                      --------------------- HKD Billion ---------------------
M3                        7,789    7,805    7,812    7,648    7,677    7,596
 HK Dollar                3,915    3,921    3,992    3,910    3,962    3,971
 Foreign Currency         3,874    3,885    3,820    3,738    3,715    3,625
M2                        7,770    7,785    7,790    7,625    7,655    7,570
 HK Dollar                3,906    3,912    3,982    3,900    3,951    3,957
 Foreign Currency         3,863    3,873    3,808    3,725    3,704    3,613
M1                        1,119    1,123    1,136    1,094    1,133    1,091
 HK Dollar                  782      768      783      755      785      755
 Foreign Currency           337      355      353      338      348      335
Money in Circulation        256      249      251      249      245      251
 Held by Public             238      235      234      233      231      233
Deposits                  7,324    7,344    7,382    7,234    7,302    7,254
 HK Dollar                3,608    3,619    3,693    3,615    3,675    3,688
  Demand Deposits           544      533      548      522      554      523
  Savings Deposits        1,698    1,735    1,805    1,776    1,800    1,853
  Time Deposits           1,367    1,351    1,340    1,316    1,321    1,313
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                          Sept.     Aug.     July     June      May    April
                           2011     2011     2011     2011     2011     2011
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                      --------------------- HKD Billion ---------------------
 Foreign Currency         3,715    3,725    3,689    3,619    3,627    3,566
Loans                     5,030    4,990    4,905    4,834    4,755    4,621
 HK Dollar                3,126    3,109    3,091    3,047    3,030    2,965
 Foreign Currency         1,904    1,882    1,814    1,787    1,725    1,656
=============================================================================
Note 1: M3 is the sum of M2 plus customer deposits with restricted
        licence banks (RLBs) and deposit-taking companies (DTCs) plus
        negotiable certificates of deposits (NCDs) issued by RLBs and
        DTCs held by non-authorized institutions.
        M2 is the sum of M1 plus customers’ savings and time deposits
        with licensed banks, plus negotiable certificates of deposits
        (NCDs) issued by licensed banks held by non-authorized institutions.
        M1 is the sum of legal tender notes and coins held by the public
        plus customers’ demand deposits placed with licensed banks.
Note 2: Figures are not seasonally adjusted.

Source: Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

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