25-23  Money Supply
 
      (100 million MOP (as at end of year))
Items 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
           
Money Supply  (M1)  63.5 87.9 134.4 127.9 182.6
  Classification 1: MOP 39.3 48.7 62.9 68.5 83.8
                             HKD                  23.6 35.3 67.5 54.0 80.4
                             Other Currencies 0.6 3.8 4.1 5.4 18.4
  Classification 2: Currency in Circulation  (MOP)                                 20.5 23.6 27.7 29.7 34.0
                             Demand Deposits 43.0 64.3 106.7 98.1 148.5
Money Supply (M2) 989.6 1110.9 1209.5 1356.6 1689.1
  Classification 1: MOP 275.4 296.7 313.7 366.9 453.2
                             HKD                  512.2 594.4 662.1 701.5 910.1
                             Other Currencies 201.9 219.8 233.6 288.3 325.8
  Classification 2: Money Supply  (M1)                               63.5 87.9 134.4 127.9 182.6
                             Quasi-Monetary Liabilities (QML) 926.1 1023.0 1075.1 1228.7 1506.6
                                   Savings Deposits 230.7 349.2 427.1 364.3 451.9
                                   Notice Deposits 9.3 12.3 12.6 11.6 11.5
                                   Time Deposits 686.0 661.5 635.4 852.8 1039.9
           
   
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.