Table 10: Sector-wise Distribution of Commercial Banks' Credit to the Private Sector as at end January 2000
				Figures rounded to nearest rupee
Sectors	Overdrafts	Loans1	Bills	Bills	Total
			Purchased &	Receivable
			Discounted
1.  Mauritius Sugar Syndicate	2,620,638	0	0	0	2,620,638
2.  Sugar Industry - Estates	798,634,532	2,048,434,019	9,365	0	2,847,077,917
3.  Sugar Industry - Others	167,541,744	93,566,922	26,152,819	0	287,261,485
4.  Other Agricultural Interests	204,520,040	196,987,748	1,578,760	0	403,086,549
5.  Export Enterprise Certificate Holders	3,459,534,883	1,879,046,107	166,631,358	167,068,215	5,672,280,563
6.  Development Certificate Holders	363,540,431	708,909,216	4,696,250	205,206,478	1,282,352,375
7.  Agricultural Development Certificate Holders	35,510,823	19,548,499	0	0	55,059,321
8.  Export Service Certificate Holders	106,035,855	43,871,534	9,815,554	0	159,722,943
9.  Pioneer Status Certificate Holders	68,449,147	76,586,099	0	1,219,681	146,254,927
10. Housing Development Certificate Holders	5,989,677	20,461,433	0	0	26,451,110
11. Hotel Management Certificate Holders	431,667,613	693,745,385	0	0	1,125,412,998
12. Small Scale Industries	128,118,818	104,043,739	144,287	0	232,306,844
13. Ex-Dc Industries	443,944,620	103,022,500	225,000	24,665,701	571,857,821
14. Other Industries & Manufacturers	2,348,356,239	2,297,721,849	13,884,084	177,409,438	4,837,371,610
15. Industrial Building Enterprise Cert. Holders	66,548,686	127,498,752	0	0	194,047,438
16. Strategic Local Enterprise Cert. Holders	2,003,576	0	0	0	2,003,576
17. Housing (including Rodrigues)	352,021,236	6,058,782,160	121,439,098	0	6,532,242,494
18. Hotels (other than item 11 above)	1,191,004,816	1,544,679,928	0	662,393	2,736,347,137
19. Transport	137,130,375	514,587,451	0	0	651,717,826
20. Statutory and Para-Statal Bodies	1,128,453,503	491,295,965	0	0	1,619,749,468
21. Building Contractors, etc.	1,208,247,417	1,625,200,323	0	0	2,833,447,740
22. Traders	4,547,761,262	3,824,917,111	161,807,135	1,123,744,895	9,658,230,403
23. Stock Brokers	109,928,462	3,008,516	0	0	112,936,978
24. Personal & Professional	2,199,716,285	4,246,613,401	208,176,092	0	6,654,505,777
25. Financial Institutions	687,328,913	273,315,734	49,775	0	960,694,422
26. Other Customers	1,404,989,017	1,169,878,509	8,666,434	40,250,578	2,623,784,538
Total	21,599,598,604	28,165,722,897	723,276,010	1,740,227,378	52,228,824,896
Investment in Shares and Debentures					11,432,631,454
TOTAL CREDIT TO PRIVATE SECTOR					63,661,456,350
1 Includes Loans and Other Financing in Foreign Currencies.