Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Monetary Statistics for April 2026
Total loans and advances increased by 0.5 per cent in April, and increased by 3.6 per cent in the year to end-April. Among the total, loans for use in Hong Kong (including trade finance) and loans for use outside Hong Kong increased by 0.1 per cent and 1.9 per cent respectively in April. The Hong Kong dollar loan-to-deposit ratio decreased to 71.6 per cent at the end of April from 72.3 per cent at the end of March, as Hong Kong dollar deposits increased at a faster pace than Hong Kong dollar loans.
Hong Kong dollar M2 and M3 both increased by 1.3 per cent in April, and both increased by 3.1 per cent when compared to a year ago. The seasonally-adjusted Hong Kong dollar M1 decreased by 1.1 per cent in April, while increased by 14.1 per cent compared to a year ago, reflecting in part investment-related activities. Total M2 and total M3 both increased by 1.4 per cent in April. Compared to a year earlier, total M2 and total M3 both increased by 10.0 per cent.
As monthly monetary statistics are subject to volatilities due to a wide range of transient factors, such as seasonal funding demand as well as business and investment-related activities, caution is required when interpreting the statistics.
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