Table 10: Sector-wise Distribution of Commercial Banks' Credit to the Private Sector as at end May 2000
				Figures rounded to nearest rupee
Sectors	Overdrafts	Loans1	Bills	Bills	Bills	Total
			Purchased &	Receivable	Discounted
			Discounted		Contra
1.  Mauritius Sugar Syndicate	112,267,701	51,853,772	0	0	0	164,121,473
2.  Sugar Industry - Estates	1,199,329,253	2,036,537,752	9,365	94,395	0	3,235,970,765
3.  Sugar Industry - Others	231,429,244	101,244,805	165,523	0	0	332,839,572
4.  Other Agricultural Interests	232,670,770	201,365,889	1,130,767	0	0	435,167,426
5.  Export Enterprise Certificate Holders	3,590,482,659	2,009,866,635	210,378,902	187,218,229	121,241,939	6,119,188,364
6.  Development Certificate Holders	457,250,911	962,979,350	3,759,107	101,852,786	0	1,525,842,154
7.  Agricultural Development Certificate Holders	18,979,901	15,005,876	0	0	0	33,985,777
8.  Export Service Certificate Holders	98,516,326	52,461,086	3,500,000	0	0	154,477,411
9.  Pioneer Status Certificate Holders	63,512,764	86,661,479	6,308,403	2,834,032	0	159,316,678
10. Housing Development Certificate Holders	6,207,382	18,145,210	0	0	0	24,352,591
11. Hotel Management Certificate Holders	1,598,389,500	536,523,544	0	0	0	2,134,913,044
12. Small Scale Industries	140,618,466	103,993,487	466,089	3,737,446	0	248,815,489
13. Ex-Dc Industries	252,193,277	92,624,710	0	20,772,170	0	365,590,157
14. Other Industries & Manufacturers	2,286,303,367	2,338,586,630	12,228,856	166,625,575	0	4,803,744,428
15. Industrial Building Enterprise Cert. Holders	41,989,578	176,654,515	0	0	0	218,644,093
16. Strategic Local Enterprise Cert. Holders	2,011,708	0	0	0	0	2,011,708
17. Housing (including Rodrigues)	286,217,343	6,072,211,824	83,488,203	0	0	6,441,917,370
18. Hotels (other than item 11 above)	732,143,327	1,691,087,381	0	0	0	2,423,230,709
19. Transport	103,434,867	470,148,907	25,459	0	0	573,609,233
20. Statutory and Para-Statal Bodies	972,715,397	666,960,132	0	0	0	1,639,675,530
21. Building Contractors, etc.	1,194,970,272	1,657,538,817	1,764,706	411,470	0	2,854,685,265
22. Traders	4,434,293,151	3,416,480,539	143,035,063	963,236,068	0	8,957,044,821
23. Stock Brokers	19,676,840	6,201,202	0	0	0	25,878,042
24. Personal & Professional	2,313,366,434	4,309,849,435	262,041,066	2,570,827	0	6,887,827,762
25. Financial Institutions	830,360,886	640,081,471	49,775	0	0	1,470,492,132
26. Other Customers	1,319,979,022	1,128,759,004	34,532,619	63,861,188	0	2,547,131,833
Total	22,539,310,343	28,843,823,449	762,883,903	1,513,214,185	121,241,939	53,780,473,819
Investment in Shares and Debentures						11,887,497,291
TOTAL CREDIT TO PRIVATE SECTOR						65,667,971,110
1 Includes Loans and Other Financing in Foreign Currencies.