Table 20: Cheque Clearances
	Number	Amount	Number	Daily Average
	of	(Rs'000)	of	Number  of	Amount
	Cheques		Days	Cheques	(Rs'000)
Sep-98	505,174	14,501,380	22	22,962	659,154
Oct-98	477,660	14,414,685	21	22,746	686,414
Nov-98	473,758	14,706,667	21	22,560	700,317
Dec-98	561,287	19,148,184	22	25,513	870,372
Jan-99	434,756	12,373,624	19	22,882	651,243
Feb-99	341,678	12,465,665	16	21,355	779,104
Mar-99	515,004	16,069,912	20	25,750	803,496
Apr-99	514,027	15,197,677	22	23,365	690,804
May-99	520,551	14,523,522	21	24,788	691,596
Jun-99	509,750	16,232,569	22	23,170	737,844
Jul-99	495,177	15,739,859	22	22,508	715,448
Aug-99	480,139	15,581,240	22	21,825	708,238