25-23  Money Supply
(100 million MOP (as at end of year))
Items 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
           
Money Supply  (M1)  49.5 59.2 63.5 87.9 134.5
  Classification 1: MOP 31.8 35.2 39.3 48.7 62.9
                             HKD                  17.0 23.3 23.6 35.3 67.5
                             Other Currencies 0.7 0.6 0.6 3.8 4.1
  Classification 2: Currency in Circulation  (MOP)                                 17.2 19.0 20.5 23.6 27.8
                             Demand Deposits 32.3 40.2 43.0 64.3 106.7
Money Supply (M2) ① 849.2 915.5 989.6 1110.9 1209.5
  Classification 1: MOP 232.2 261.1 275.4 296.7r 313.8
                             HKD                  445.1 469.1 512.2 594.4 662.1
                             Other Currencies 171.9 185.4 201.9 219.8r 233.6
  Classification 2: Money Supply  (M1) ②                              49.5 59.2 63.5 87.9 134.5
                             Quasi-Monetary Liabilities (QML)③ 799.7 856.3 926.1 1023.0 1075.1
                                   Savings Deposits 154.5 193.6 230.7 349.2 427.1
                                   Notice Deposits 7.7 8.4 9.3 12.3 12.6
                                   Time Deposits 637.5 654.3 686.0 661.5 635.4
           
           
Notes: Pataca (MOP) is the legal tender in the Macao Special Administrative Region, as stated in "The Basic Law of the Macao Special 
           Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China".  
           ① M2 = M1 + Quasi-Monetary Liabilities (QML)
           ② Starting from January 2001, the definition of M1 has been revised. Saving Deposits are reclassified as component of the 
               Quasi-Monetary Liabilities (QML); while M1 includes only Currency in Circulation and Demand Deposits.
           ③ QML: Quasi-Monetary Liabilities, which consist of savings deposits, notice deposits, time deposits and certificate of deposits.