Table 10: Sector-wise Distribution of Commercial Banks' Credit to the Private Sector as at end February 2000
				Figures rounded to nearest rupee
Sectors	Overdrafts	Loans1	Bills	Bills	Total
			Purchased &	Receivable
			Discounted
1.  Mauritius Sugar Syndicate	2,654,828	0	0	0	2,654,828
2.  Sugar Industry - Estates	895,500,482	2,024,647,829	9,365	0	2,920,157,676
3.  Sugar Industry - Others	162,386,039	94,089,280	26,173,758	0	282,649,077
4.  Other Agricultural Interests	213,273,632	199,367,222	1,363,927	0	414,004,781
5.  Export Enterprise Certificate Holders	3,677,382,259	1,920,713,510	162,309,274	263,636,742	6,024,041,785
6.  Development Certificate Holders	393,119,010	797,146,813	4,696,250	146,397,553	1,341,359,625
7.  Agricultural Development Certificate Holders	39,125,844	17,450,494	0	0	56,576,338
8.  Export Service Certificate Holders	101,948,238	59,647,976	9,872,627	0	171,468,840
9.  Pioneer Status Certificate Holders	82,755,557	84,135,690	2,843,632	619,259	170,354,138
10. Housing Development Certificate Holders	6,966,095	19,939,892	0	0	26,905,987
11. Hotel Management Certificate Holders	343,171,102	625,497,591	0	1,950,392	970,619,084
12. Small Scale Industries	143,109,056	108,819,253	509,490	0	252,437,799
13. Ex-Dc Industries	319,569,304	102,486,881	0	26,318,907	448,375,092
14. Other Industries & Manufacturers	2,319,304,273	2,535,783,906	10,640,081	175,140,400	5,040,868,660
15. Industrial Building Enterprise Cert. Holders	72,607,186	122,036,852	0	0	194,644,038
16. Strategic Local Enterprise Cert. Holders	2,434,568	0	0	0	2,434,568
17. Housing (including Rodrigues)	305,235,454	6,071,181,825	112,187,200	0	6,488,604,479
18. Hotels (other than item 11 above)	1,160,686,119	1,565,337,607	0	0	2,726,023,726
19. Transport	124,478,506	503,326,675	36,370	0	627,841,551
20. Statutory and Para-Statal Bodies	875,385,709	532,880,858	0	0	1,408,266,566
21. Building Contractors, etc.	1,242,687,543	1,599,564,889	0	0	2,842,252,432
22. Traders	4,633,657,056	3,427,208,640	139,345,156	1,038,733,022	9,238,943,874
23. Stock Brokers	113,349,123	5,654,418	0	0	119,003,541
24. Personal & Professional	2,219,433,572	4,275,736,502	221,902,326	0	6,717,072,400
25. Financial Institutions	743,093,973	319,114,462	49,775	0	1,062,258,209
26. Other Customers	1,347,975,899	1,157,130,310	9,935,959	45,213,050	2,560,255,217
Total	21,541,290,424	28,168,899,375	701,875,190	1,698,009,325	52,110,074,314
Investment in Shares and Debentures					11,537,707,655
TOTAL CREDIT TO PRIVATE SECTOR					63,647,781,969
1 Includes Loans and Other Financing in Foreign Currencies.