Table 20: Cheque Clearances
  Number Amount Number Daily Average  
  of (Rs'000) of  Number  of Amount
  Cheques   Days Cheques  (Rs'000)
           
Sep-98 505,174 14,501,380 22 22,962 659,154
Oct-98 477,660 14,414,685 21 22,746 686,414
Nov-98 473,758 14,706,667 21 22,560 700,317
Dec-98 561,287 19,148,184 22 25,513 870,372
Jan-99 434,756 12,373,624 19 22,882 651,243
Feb-99 341,678 12,465,665 16 21,355 779,104
Mar-99 515,004 16,069,912 20 25,750 803,496
Apr-99 514,027 15,197,677 22 23,365 690,804
May-99 520,551 14,523,522 21 24,788 691,596
Jun-99 509,750 16,232,569 22 23,170 737,844
Jul-99 495,177 15,739,859 22 22,508 715,448
Aug-99 480,139 15,581,240 22 21,825 708,238