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

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

1. Mauritius Sugar Syndicate	613,696,939	0	0	0	0	613,696,939
2. Sugar Industry - Estates	1,477,261,541	2,014,231,905	13,384,365	0	0	3,504,877,811
3. Sugar Industry - Others	261,044,153	105,662,072	179,704	0	0	366,885,929
4. Other Agricultural Interests	232,296,050	210,946,536	1,207,332	531,415	0	444,981,332
5. Export Enterprise Certificate Holders	3,529,827,504	2,068,225,177	163,335,722	194,528,913	37,379,770	5,993,297,086
6. Development Certificate Holders	434,425,005	1,052,711,649	3,759,107	52,932,000	0	1,543,827,761
7. Agricultural Development Certificate Holders	5,488,776	14,372,408	0	0	0	19,861,184
8. Export Service Certificate Holders	95,513,163	47,219,778	400,000	51,433	0	143,184,374
9. Pioneer Status Certificate Holders	67,555,778	82,186,369	8,525,000	10,326,914	0	168,594,061
10. Housing Development Certificate Holders	6,290,944	18,145,510	0	0	0	24,436,453
11. Hotel Management Certificate Holders	1,590,595,969	543,148,736	355,263	1,147,800	0	2,135,247,768
12. Small Scale Industries	148,705,960	100,581,763	222,346	6,389,783	0	255,899,852
13. Ex-Dc Industries	289,696,527	118,668,303	0	4,766,639	0	413,131,470
14. Other Industries & Manufacturers	2,366,747,778	2,359,503,325	9,140,779	179,764,782	0	4,915,156,664
15. Industrial Building Enterprise Cert. Holders	66,778,194	170,337,013	0	0	0	237,115,207
16. Strategic Local Enterprise Cert. Holders	0	0	0	0	0	0
17. Housing (including Rodrigues)	292,950,919	6,093,319,027	68,167,004	0	0	6,454,436,950
18. Hotels (other than item 11 above)	919,625,398	1,968,374,337	0	143,955	0	2,888,143,690
19. Transport	114,748,683	491,641,761	18,185	0	0	606,408,629
20. Statutory and Para-Statal Bodies	1,278,313,338	1,078,506,200	0	0	0	2,356,819,538
21. Building Contractors, etc.	1,226,277,387	1,609,456,580	1,529,412	83,012	0	2,837,346,391
22. Traders	4,676,978,539	3,461,240,014	126,261,423	735,309,608		8,999,789,584
23. Stock Brokers	18,970,333	11,305,328	0	0	0	30,275,661
24. Personal & Professional	2,373,947,494	4,345,530,450	293,984,020	11,082,907	0	7,024,544,871
25. Financial Institutions	1,221,564,225	335,060,592	49,711	0	0	1,556,674,528
26. Other Customers	1,639,554,568	1,211,712,861	34,611,515	48,846,098	0	2,934,725,042

Total	24,948,855,163	29,512,087,692	725,130,888	1,245,905,258	37,379,770	56,469,358,771
Investment in Shares and Debentures						11,965,392,336
TOTAL CREDIT TO PRIVATE SECTOR						68,434,751,107
¹ Includes Loans and Other Financing in Foreign Currencies.