Narrow money (HK$M1) accelerated significantly from a year-on-year decline of around 17 per cent in mid-1998 to a positive growth of around 11 per cent in September, before easing to 5.4 per cent in November.

• 狭义货币(港元货币供应M1)大幅增加，由一九九八年年中按年计约17%25的跌幅，增加至一九九九年九月约11%25的正增长，再逐渐缓和至十一月的5.；4%25。