MACAO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Macao's broad money supply retreated in November 2025, while resident deposits and loans both declined from a month earlier, according to information released on Monday by the Monetary Authority of Macao.
The authority said currency in circulation rose 0.4 percent month-on-month, while demand deposits fell 2.3 percent, leading to a 1.5 percent decline in M1. With quasi-monetary liabilities decreasing by 0.6 percent, M2 fell by 0.6 percent from October to 831.7 billion patacas (about 103.4 billion U.S. dollars).
Resident deposits fell 0.7 percent month-on-month to 810.2 billion patacas, while non-resident deposits rose 2.6 percent to 349.4 billion patacas. Public sector deposits with the banking sector edged down 0.1 percent, and as a result, total deposits in the banking system increased slightly by 0.2 percent.
Regarding loans, the authority noted that domestic loans to the private sector declined 0.5 percent from the previous month to 495.5 billion patacas, and external loans dropped 3.2 percent to 505.9 billion patacas. (1 pataca equals 0.12 U.S. dollar) ■
