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Total deposits with authorised institutions rose 2.1% in August, with Hong Kong dollar deposits rising 2.7% and foreign currency deposits up 1.4%.
The Monetary Authority said renminbi deposits grew 0.1% to 22.7 billion yuan. Total loans and advances grew 1.4% while loans for use in and outside Hong Kong grew 1.4% and 2.1%.
Hong Kong dollar loans and foreign currency loans rose 1.5% and 1.1%. As the increase in Hong Kong dollar deposits was larger than in loans, the loan-to-deposit ratio fell to 79.8%.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, Hong Kong dollar M1 rose 2.6% in August, and by 1.6% on the same month last year.
Unadjusted Hong Kong dollar M2 rose 2.5% and M3 by 2.4% during the month, and increased by both 14.5% from a year ago.
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