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Table 19 : Cash Ratio of Commercial Banks |
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Deposit |
Average |
Required |
Excess |
Average |
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Ended |
Base* |
Cash |
Minimum |
Cash |
Cash |
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Balances |
Cash |
Holdings |
Ratios |
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Held for |
Balances |
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the Week |
5.5% of (1) |
(2) - (3) |
(2) / (1) |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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(Rs Million) |
(Per cent) |
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1-Oct-98 |
65,980 |
4,276 |
3,629 |
647 |
6.50 |
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8-Oct-98 |
66,936 |
3,732 |
3,682 |
50 |
5.58 |
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15-Oct-98 |
66,836 |
3,765 |
3,676 |
89 |
5.63 |
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22-Oct-98 |
66,873 |
4,138 |
3,678 |
460 |
6.19 |
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29-Oct-98 |
66,920 |
4,383 |
3,681 |
702 |
6.55 |
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5-Nov-98 |
67,067 |
4,336 |
3,689 |
647 |
6.46 |
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12-Nov-98 |
67,504 |
3,831 |
3,713 |
118 |
5.68 |
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19-Nov-98 |
67,419 |
3,980 |
3,708 |
272 |
5.90 |
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26-Nov-98 |
67,361 |
4,364 |
3,705 |
659 |
6.48 |
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3-Dec-98 |
67,691 |
4,199 |
3,723 |
476 |
6.20 |
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10-Dec-98 |
68,055 |
4,132 |
3,743 |
389 |
6.07 |
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17-Dec-98 |
68,022 |
4,315 |
3,741 |
574 |
6.34 |
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24-Dec-98 |
68,471 |
4,203 |
3,766 |
437 |
6.14 |
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31-Dec-98 |
69,863 |
4,007 |
3,842 |
165 |
5.73 |
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7-Jan-99 |
70,095 |
4,067 |
3,855 |
212 |
5.80 |
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14-Jan-99 |
69,514 |
4,232 |
3,823 |
409 |
6.09 |
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21-Jan-99 |
69,529 |
4,829 |
3,824 |
1,005 |
6.95 |
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28-Jan-99 |
69,896 |
5,845 |
3,844 |
2,001 |
8.36 |
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4-Feb-99 |
69,992 |
4,630 |
3,850 |
780 |
6.61 |
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11-Feb-99 |
70,603 |
4,134 |
3,883 |
251 |
5.86 |
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18-Feb-99 |
70,368 |
4,266 |
3,870 |
396 |
6.06 |
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25-Feb-99 |
70,142 |
4,533 |
3,858 |
675 |
6.46 |
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*: The deposit base is lagged by one week. |
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Table 20: Cheque Clearances |
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Number |
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Daily Average |
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of |
Amount |
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Number of |
Amount |
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Cheques |
(Rs`000) |
Days |
Cheques |
(Rs`000) |
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Mar-98 |
477,206 |
13,892,492 |
21 |
22,724 |
661,547 |
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Apr-98 |
461,712 |
14,481,260 |
22 |
20,987 |
658,239 |
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May-98 |
415,218 |
12,745,470 |
20 |
20,761 |
637,274 |
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Jun-98 |
469,319 |
15,371,545 |
22 |
21,333 |
698,707 |
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Jul-98 |
497,419 |
15,392,276 |
23 |
21,627 |
669,229 |
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Aug-98 |
422,355 |
13,799,004 |
20 |
21,118 |
689,950 |
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Sep-98 |
505,174 |
14,501,380 |
22 |
22,962 |
659,154 |
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Oct-98 |
477,660 |
14,414,685 |
21 |
22,746 |
686,414 |
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Nov-98 |
473,758 |
14,706,667 |
21 |
22,560 |
700,317 |
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Dec-98 |
561,287 |
19,148,184 |
22 |
25,513 |
870,372 |
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Jan-99 |
434,756 |
12,373,624 |
19 |
22,882 |
651,243 |
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Feb-99 |
341,678 |
12,465,665 |
16 |
21,355 |
779,104 |
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Mar-99 |
515,004 |
16,069,912 |
20 |
25,750 |
803,496 |
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Last Updated on 4/14/99
By bom