25-23  Money Supply  
 
 
      (100 million MOP (as at end of year))
Items 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
           
Money Supply  (M1) 59.2 63.5 87.9 134.4r 127.9
  Classification 1: MOP 35.2 39.3 48.7 62.9 68.5
                             HKD 23.3 23.6 35.3 67.5 54.0
                             Other Currencies 0.6 0.6 3.8 4.1 5.4
  Classification 2: Currency in Circulation  (MOP) 19.0 20.5 23.6 27.7r 29.7
                             Demand Deposits 40.2 43.0 64.3 106.7 98.1
Money Supply (M2) 915.5 989.6 1110.9 1209.5 1356.6
  Classification 1: MOP 261.1 275.4 296.7 313.7r 366.9
                             HKD 469.1 512.2 594.4 662.1 701.5
                             Other Currencies 185.4 201.9 219.8 233.6 288.3
  Classification 2: Money Supply  (M1) 59.2 63.5 87.9 134.4r 127.9
                             Quasi-Monetary Liabilities (QML)③ 856.3 926.1 1023.0 1075.1 1228.7
                                   Savings Deposits 193.6 230.7 349.2 427.1 364.3
                                   Notice Deposits 8.4 9.3 12.3 12.6 11.6
                                   Time Deposits 654.3 686.0 661.5 635.4 852.8
           
   
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".    
           M2 = M1 + Quasi-Monetary Liabilities (QML).  
           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.  
           QML: Quasi-Monetary Liabilities, which consist of savings deposits, notice deposits, time deposits and certificate of deposits.