Table 21: Cheque Clearances
	Number	Amount	Number	Daily Average
	of	(Rs'000)	of	Number  of	Amount
	Cheques		Days	Cheques	(Rs'000)
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
Sep-99	472,563	15,461,758	21	22,503	736,274
Oct-99	468,248	16,345,344	21	22,298	778,350
Nov-99	500,028	18,358,375	21	23,811	874,208
Dec-99	518,646	23,056,303	22	23,575	1,048,014
Jan-00	430,643	16,531,009	19	22,665	870,053
Feb-00	445,012	17,369,396	21	21,191	827,114
Mar-00	500,745	19,005,807	23	21,772	826,339
Apr-00	448,771	16,051,942	19	23,620	844,839
May-00	492,338	18,238,238	22	22,379	829,011
Jun-00	497,217	21,225,888	22	22,601	964,813
Jul-00	469,428	17,643,100	21	22,354	840,148
Aug-00	490,246	17,173,780	22	22,284	780,626
Sep-00	428,957	15,781,900	19	22,577	830,626
Oct-00	485,482	19,433,796	21	23,118	925,419
Nov-00	499,490	21,719,136	22	22,704	987,233
Dec-00	494,888	20,741,345	19	26,047	1,091,650