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24-42 Money Supply |
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(HKD 100 million, as at end of year) |
Item |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| Legal Tender Notes and Coins in
Circulation |
|
|
|
|
|
| Commercial
Bank Issues |
1181.95 |
992.65 |
1075.45 |
1184.75 |
1342.15 |
| Government
Issues |
60.29 |
61.70 |
59.43 |
61.43 |
65.50 |
| Total |
1242.24 |
1054.35 |
1134.88 |
1246.18 |
1407.65 |
| Authorized Institutions' Holdings
of |
|
| Legal Tender Notes
and Coins |
247.05 |
136.74 |
118.61 |
113.84 |
128.98 |
| Legal Tender Notes and Coins in Hands
of |
|
| Public |
995.19 |
917.61 |
1016.27 |
1132.34 |
1278.67 |
| Money Supply: Adjusted for
Foreign |
|
| Currency Swap
Deposits |
|
| Money Supply M1 |
|
| Hong Kong Dollar |
2053.39 |
2039.66 |
2299.98 |
2594.11 |
3547.52 |
| Foreign Currency |
198.18 |
398.81 |
282.15 |
362.39 |
586.71 |
| Total |
2251.56 |
2438.47 |
2582.14 |
2956.50 |
4134.23 |
| Money Supply M2 |
|
| Hong Kong Dollar¢Ù |
19234.81 |
19879.63 |
19987.74 |
19840.49 |
21072.69 |
| Foreign Currency¢Ú |
14627.14 |
16615.29 |
15512.86 |
15342.77 |
17061.73 |
| Total |
33861.96 |
36494.92 |
35500.60 |
35183.26 |
38134.42 |
| Money Supply M3 |
|
| Hong Kong Dollar¢Ù |
19354.71 |
20023.58 |
20166.35 |
20042.25 |
21228.61 |
| Foreign Currency¢Ú |
14989.95 |
16903.94 |
15774.95 |
15576.27 |
17351.83 |
| Total |
34344.67 |
36927.53 |
35941.30 |
35618.52 |
38580.44 |
| Money Supply: Unadjusted for
Foreign |
|
| Currency Swap
Deposits |
|
| Money Supply M2 |
|
| Hong Kong Dollar |
18951.40 |
19836.37 |
19961.38 |
19821.42 |
21058.60 |
| Foreign Currency |
14910.56 |
16658.56 |
15539.23 |
15361.84 |
17075.82 |
| Total |
33861.96 |
36494.92 |
35500.60 |
35183.26 |
38134.42 |
| Money Supply M3 |
|
| Hong Kong Dollar |
19071.30 |
19980.32 |
20139.98 |
20023.18 |
21214.52 |
| Foreign Currency |
15273.37 |
16947.21 |
15801.32 |
15595.34 |
17365.92 |
| Total |
34344.67 |
36927.53 |
35941.30 |
35618.52 |
38580.44 |
| Notes:
Hong Kong dollar is the legal tender in the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region, as stated in "The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special |
| Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China". Foreign
currency refers to any currency other than the Hong Kong currency. |
| Accordingly Chinese Renminbi is also treated as foreign currency. |
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| ¢ÙFigures are adjusted to include
foreign currency swap deposits. |
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| ¢ÚFigures are adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits. |
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