23-32      Money Supply

 

 

 

 

(HK$ million,As at end of year)

Item

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Tender Notes and Coins in Circulation

         

        

        

        

        

    Commercial Bank Issues                 

82575

87015

86465

118195

99265

    Government Issues                      

4538

5651

6030

6029

6170

    Total                                   

87113

92666

92495

124224

105435

Authorized Institutions' Holdings of     

        

        

        

 

 

  Legal Tender Notes and Coins            

10597

12077

11321

24705

13674

Legal Tender Notes and Coins in Hands of 

        

        

        

 

 

  Public                                  

76516

80589

81174

99519

91761

Money Supply: Adjusted for Foreign       

        

        

        

 

 

  Currency Swap Deposits                  

        

        

        

 

 

Money Supply (Definition 1)              

        

        

        

 

 

    Hong Kong Dollar                       

198311

188135

178260

205339

203966

    Foreign Currency                       

19149

19958

19406

19818

39881

    Total                                  

217460

208093

197666

225156

243847

Money Supply (Definition 2)              

        

        

        

 

 

    Hong Kong Dollar                     

1503603

1652473

1814100

1910972

1984756

    Foreign Currency                     

1028633

1090520

1251989

1402562

1620457

    Total                                   

2532236

2742993

3066089

3313534

3605213

Money Supply (Definition 3)              

 

        

        

 

 

    Hong Kong Dollar                     

1520461

1670379

1826233

1922962

1999152

    Foreign Currency                     

1091176

1155230

1296112

1438843

1649322

    Total                                  

2611636

2825609

3122345

3361805

3648473

Money Supply: Unadjusted for Foreign     

        

        

        

 

 

  Currency Swap Deposits                  

        

        

        

 

 

Money Supply (Definition 2)              

        

        

        

 

 

    Hong Kong Dollar                        

1465100

1610141

1784812

1882630

1980430

    Foreign Currency                       

1067135

1132852

1281277

1430904

1624783

    Total                                  

2532236

2742993

3066089

3313534

3605213

Money Supply (Definition 3)              

 

        

        

 

 

    Hong Kong Dollar                       

1481959

1628047

1796944

1894620

1994825

    Foreign Currency                       

1129678

1197562

1325401

1467185

1653648

    Total                                  

2611636

2825609

3122345

3361805

3648473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

       Figures are adjusted to include foreign currency swap deposits.

 

 

 

 

       Figures are adjusted to exclude foreign currency swap deposits.