Hong Kong dollar narrow money experienced negative year-on-year growth in the first quarter of 2001,along with a decline in demand deposits,which probably reflected lower transactions demand for money alongside corrections in the stock market.

• 随着活期存款下跌(可能因为股票市场调整引致对港元的交易需求量减少)，港元狭义货币在二零零一年第一季录得按年计负增长。