Table 10: Sector-wise Distribution of Commercial Banks' Credit to the Private Sector as at end March 2000

				Figures rounded to nearest rupee
Sectors	Overdrafts	Loans¹	Bills	Bills	Bills	Total
			Purchased &	Receivable	Discounted
			Discounted		Contra

1. Mauritius Sugar Syndicate	8,441,301	0	0	0		8,441,301
2. Sugar Industry - Estates	920,682,532	2,083,155,582	9,365	0		3,003,847,479
3. Sugar Industry - Others	163,328,840	96,665,238	26,225,777	0		286,219,856
4. Other Agricultural Interests	214,295,221	203,967,570	1,240,218	0		419,503,010
5. Export Enterprise Certificate Holders	3,513,657,860	1,917,292,482	201,794,935	225,066,056	47,165,758	5,904,977,091
6. Development Certificate Holders	409,228,617	899,724,721	3,759,107	172,332,875		1,485,045,319
7. Agricultural Development Certificate Holders	38,297,050	17,309,978	0	0		55,607,028
8. Export Service Certificate Holders	107,670,303	60,096,693	8,182,627	0		175,949,624
9. Pioneer Status Certificate Holders	69,575,281	88,644,187	2,970,868	3,178,958		164,369,294
10. Housing Development Certificate Holders	6,291,057	18,179,785	0	0		24,470,843
11. Hotel Management Certificate Holders	437,227,934	582,881,645	0	0		1,020,109,579
12. Small Scale Industries	136,531,528	103,714,950	610,376	1,176,160		242,033,014
13. Ex-Dc Industries	214,257,816	102,549,785	352,330	25,887,689		343,047,620
14. Other Industries & Manufacturers	2,338,530,779	2,445,939,697	7,331,425	156,541,062		4,948,342,963
15. Industrial Building Enterprise Cert. Holders	40,345,901	167,264,007	0	0		207,609,908
16. Strategic Local Enterprise Cert. Holders	2,050,582	0	0	0		2,050,582
17. Housing (including Rodrigues)	290,556,361	6,073,381,061	102,043,863	0		6,465,981,284
18. Hotels (other than item 11 above)	1,223,229,005	1,585,817,503	0	0		2,809,046,507
19. Transport	117,710,842	501,980,388	32,733	0		619,723,964
20. Statutory and Para-Statal Bodies	922,410,667	508,777,979	0	0		1,431,188,646
21. Building Contractors, etc.	1,188,040,127	1,591,310,259	0	0		2,779,350,385
22. Traders	4,615,009,700	3,444,487,311	149,875,277	1,029,981,994		9,239,354,282
23. Stock Brokers	115,738,314	6,002,104	0	0		121,740,418
24. Personal & Professional	2,196,319,026	4,298,954,614	236,926,754	0		6,732,200,394
25. Financial Institutions	826,959,580	529,508,856	49,775	0		1,356,518,211
26. Other Customers	1,375,345,641	1,155,409,072	6,716,514	58,817,111		2,596,288,338

Total	21,491,731,866	28,483,015,470	748,121,943	1,672,981,902	47,165,757	52,443,016,938
Investment in Shares and Debentures						11,693,578,587
TOTAL CREDIT TO PRIVATE SECTOR						64,136,595,525
¹ Includes Loans and Other Financing in Foreign Currencies.