Table 10: Sector-wise Distribution of Commercial Banks' Credit to the Private Sector as at end February 2001
				Figures rounded to nearest rupee
Sectors	Overdrafts	Loans1	Bills	Bills	Bills	Total
			Purchased &	Receivable	Discounted
			Discounted		Contra
1.  Mauritius Sugar Syndicate	553,837,893	0	0	0	0	553,837,893
2.  Sugar Industry - Estates	1,447,488,234	2,073,497,923	26,509,365	0	0	3,547,495,522
3.  Sugar Industry - Others	215,763,548	108,369,036	124,113	0	0	324,256,697
4.  Other Agricultural Interests	243,461,551	231,911,837	9,406,053	0	0	484,779,442
5.  Export Enterprise Certificate Holders	4,219,673,170	2,260,877,008	174,446,004	312,525,354	0	6,967,521,536
6.  Development Certificate Holders	504,334,362	1,275,273,918	1,884,821	123,730,305	0	1,905,223,406
7.  Agricultural Development Certificate Holders	4,704,930	6,196,340	0	825,147	0	11,726,417
8.  Export Service Certificate Holders	106,228,784	52,222,985	0	95,910	0	158,547,680
9.  Pioneer Status Certificate Holders	87,822,205	99,649,468	7,843,224	11,537,787	0	206,852,684
10. Housing Development Certificate Holders	7,807,087	17,400,579	0	0	0	25,207,666
11. Hotel Management Certificate Holders	286,751,554	1,219,462,914	0	0	0	1,506,214,467
12. Small Scale Industries	125,661,931	77,091,567	146,260	5,283,088	0	208,182,846
13. Ex-Dc Industries	254,558,357	116,332,777	300,000	11,085,311	0	382,276,445
14. Other Industries & Manufacturers	2,433,211,976	2,614,561,340	13,268,381	202,994,176	0	5,264,035,872
15. Industrial Building Enterprise Cert. Holders	53,267,442	205,718,543	0	0	0	258,985,984
16. Strategic Local Enterprise Cert. Holders	0	0	0	0	0	0
17. Housing (including Rodrigues)	265,926,855	6,492,666,392	32,507,699	0	0	6,791,100,946
18. Hotels (other than item 11 above)	555,332,175	2,592,411,323	600,000	0	0	3,148,343,498
19. Transport	159,883,564	493,134,860	0	0	0	653,018,424
20. Statutory and Para-Statal Bodies	1,381,325,946	880,364,463	0	1,163,700	0	2,262,854,109
21. Building Contractors, etc.	1,251,669,930	1,658,722,622	750,771	1,385,553	0	2,912,528,876
22. Traders	5,174,922,151	3,475,569,926	103,228,296	947,697,892	0	9,701,418,264
23. Stock Brokers	9,373,395	300,716,211	0	0	0	310,089,606
24. Personal & Professional	2,618,761,693	4,273,138,355	358,065,446	22,409,553	0	7,272,375,047
25. Financial Institutions	1,378,939,635	702,719,318	49,156	918,671	0	2,082,626,780
26. Other Customers	1,679,551,357	1,533,909,476	33,938,948	82,769,055	0	3,330,168,836
Total	25,020,259,726	32,761,919,181	763,068,535	1,724,421,503	0	60,269,668,943
Investment in Shares and Debentures						11,820,573,636
TOTAL CREDIT TO PRIVATE SECTOR						72,090,242,579
1 Includes Loans and Other Financing in Foreign Currencies.