Currency in circulation

API Detailed Documentation

API URL:

https://api.hkma.gov.hk/public/market-data-and-statistics/monthly-statistical-bulletin/money/currency

API Data Enquiry

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
bank_issuesNumberHK$ millionLegal tender notes and coins in circulation
Commercial bank issues legal tender notes and coins in circulation
gov_issuesNumberHK$ millionLegal tender notes and coins in circulation
Government issues legal tender notes and coins in circulation
total_issuesNumberHK$ millionLegal tender notes and coins in circulation
Total
ais_hold_notes_coinsNumberHK$ millionAuthorized institutions' holdings of legal tender notes and coins
public_hold_notes_coinsNumberHK$ millionLegal tender notes and coins in hands of public

API Examples

Javascript Example

$.ajax({
url: 'https://api.hkma.gov.hk/public/market-data-and-statistics/monthly-statistical-bulletin/money/currency?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/money/currency?offset=0'
with urllib.request.urlopen (url) as req:
print (req.read())

How to use the APIs

To learn more, please visit API documentation.