Customer deposits by type – Hong Kong dollar and foreign currency deposits

API Detailed Documentation

API URL:

https://api.hkma.gov.hk/public/market-data-and-statistics/monthly-statistical-bulletin/banking/customer-deposits-by-type-hkd-fc

Request Parameters (Mandatory)

Parameter Name Description
segment Used to indicate which sets of data are going to retrieve.
Format: segment=data segment name (new/old)
Example: segment=new
Output Fields (JSON) Swagger Format
Name Type Unit Of Measure Description
end_of_monthDateAs at end of
Year and Month in ISO format yyyy-mm, For example, 1997-01
lb_demand_hkdNumberHK$ millionLicensed banks
Demand
HK$
lb_demand_fcNumberHK$ millionLicensed banks
Demand
F.C.
lb_demand_totalNumberHK$ millionLicensed banks
Demand
Total
lb_savings_hkdNumberHK$ millionLicensed banks
Savings
HK$
lb_savings_fcNumberHK$ millionLicensed banks
Savings
F.C.
lb_savings_totalNumberHK$ millionLicensed banks
Savings
Total
lb_time_hkdNumberHK$ millionLicensed banks
Time
HK$
lb_time_fcNumberHK$ millionLicensed banks
Time
F.C.
lb_time_totalNumberHK$ millionLicensed banks
Time
Total
lb_total_hkdNumberHK$ millionLicensed banks
Total
HK$
lb_total_fcNumberHK$ millionLicensed banks
Total
F.C.
lb_totalNumberHK$ millionLicensed banks
Total
Total
rlb_hkdNumberHK$ millionRestricted licence banks
HK$
rlb_fcNumberHK$ millionRestricted licence banks
F.C.
rlb_totalNumberHK$ millionRestricted licence banks
Total
dtc_hkdNumberHK$ millionDeposit-taking companies
HK$
dtc_fcNumberHK$ millionDeposit-taking companies
F.C.
dtc_totalNumberHK$ millionDeposit-taking companies
Total
rlb_dtc_hkdNumberHK$ millionRestricted licence banks and deposit-taking companies
HK$
rlb_dtc_fcNumberHK$ millionRestricted licence banks and deposit-taking companies
F.C.
rlb_dtc_totalNumberHK$ millionRestricted licence banks and deposit-taking companies
Total
all_ais_hkdNumberHK$ millionAll authorized institutions
HK$
all_ais_fcNumberHK$ millionAll authorized institutions
F.C.
all_ais_totalNumberHK$ millionAll authorized institutions
Total

Footnotes:

1. There is a break in data series due to the inclusion of short-term Exchange Fund placements of less than one month since April 1997.

API Examples

Javascript Example

$.ajax({
url: 'https://api.hkma.gov.hk/public/market-data-and-statistics/monthly-statistical-bulletin/banking/customer-deposits-by-type-hkd-fc?offset=0',
dataType:'json',
success:function(data){
alert('results found:'+ data.result.datasize)
}
});

Python Example

import urllib.request
url = 'https://api.hkma.gov.hk/public/market-data-and-statistics/monthly-statistical-bulletin/banking/customer-deposits-by-type-hkd-fc?offset=0'
with urllib.request.urlopen (url) as req:
print (req.read())

How to use the APIs

To learn more, please visit API documentation.