Table 10: Sectorwise Distribution of Commercial Banks' Credit to the Private Sector as at end July 2001
							(Rs Million)
PRIVATE SECTORS	OVERDRAFTS	LOANS	BILLS	BILLS	FOREIGN	INVESTMENTS	TOTAL
			PURCHASED	RECEIVABLE	CURRENCY	IN SHARES
			& DISCOUNTED		LOANS	& DEBENTURES
Agriculture & Fishing	3,608.3	1,153.8	22.3	15.0	713.5	1,546.3	7,059.2
- of which
Mauritius Sugar Syndicate	791.2	13.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	804.3
Sugar Industry - Estates	1,716.5	433.4	0.0	0.0	601.4	1,010.2	3,761.5
Sugar Industry - Others	540.1	189.1	13.1	0.0	0.5	236.2	979.2
Agricultural Development Certificate Holders	21.6	11.0	0.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	33.4
Agro-based Industrial Certificate Holders	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Sugarcane Planters	166.7	202.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	54.3	423.0
Other Plantation	34.7	33.3	8.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	76.9
Animal Breeding	191.0	82.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	245.6	519.0
Fishing	41.2	11.8	0.0	0.0	111.5	0.0	164.5
Other	105.2	177.6	0.0	14.2	0.0	0.0	297.0
Manufacturing	6,465.8	3,002.2	221.6	727.6	1,277.3	1,461.3	13,155.9
- of which
Export Enterprise Certificate Holders	3,859.5	1,388.3	203.9	351.5	1,039.0	1,062.4	7,904.7
Export Service Certificate Holders	105.3	51.6	0.0	1.6	2.4	0.0	160.8
Pioneer Status Certificate Holders	79.1	58.7	2.5	12.3	10.0	50.0	212.6
Small and Medium Enterprise Certificate Holders	88.5	22.3	0.0	7.3	0.0	0.0	118.1
Strategic Local Enterprise Certificate Holders	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4
Furniture & Wood Products	262.5	127.7	0.1	9.2	0.0	0.0	399.5
Printing & Publishing	230.3	236.9	0.0	1.8	41.3	0.0	510.3
Steel/Metal Products	169.0	131.3	0.0	48.3	0.0	0.6	349.3
Food & Beverages	531.2	383.5	2.0	153.6	112.0	132.2	1,314.5
Plastic Products	68.6	64.8	0.0	8.6	0.0	0.0	142.0
Pharmaceuticals & Health Care	36.3	46.6	0.0	2.1	0.0	0.0	85.0
Jewellery & Precision Engineering	36.8	15.2	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	54.6
Electronics	32.4	10.5	0.0	17.0	0.0	0.0	59.9
Leather Products & Footwear	42.0	17.8	0.0	13.1	0.0	0.0	72.9
Other	921.1	446.8	12.8	98.6	72.6	216.2	1,768.2
Tourism	1,695.1	4,439.3	2.3	0.3	109.6	3,617.8	9,864.3
- of which
Hotels	549.6	2,338.9	0.0	0.0	78.8	1,527.1	4,494.5
Tour Operators & Travel Agents	164.0	87.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	251.0
Hotel Development Certificate Holders	27.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	66.7	97.7
Hotel Management Service Certificate Holders	772.9	1,645.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,802.6	4,221.4
Restaurants	48.4	83.9	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	134.5
Duty-Free Shops	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3
Other	132.9	279.6	0.0	0.3	30.8	221.3	664.9
Transport	235.7	388.1	0.8	11.3	555.3	0.0	1,191.1
- of which
Airlines	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.0	3.1
Buses, Lorries, Trucks & Cars	105.3	217.7	0.0	0.0	180.0	0.0	503.0
Shipping & Freight Forwarders	105.7	87.4	0.7	11.3	373.7	0.0	578.8
Other	23.2	83.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	106.2
Construction	2,085.1	8,114.0	19.3	6.6	285.8	220.1	10,730.8
- of which
Building & Housing Contractors	941.6	471.3	0.2	2.1	215.5	141.3	1,772.0
Property Development - Commercial	78.7	595.3	0.0	0.0	38.7	67.6	780.3
Property Development - Residential	173.6	255.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.2	440.4
Property Development - Land Parcelling	28.1	136.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	164.1
Housing	201.5	5,815.7	19.1	0.0	2.9	0.0	6,039.2
Housing - Staff	8.1	416.8	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.0	426.1
Housing Development Certificate Holders	13.0	33.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	46.7
Industrial Building Enterprise Certificate Holders	179.5	142.8	0.0	0.0	27.4	0.0	349.7
Other	461.0	246.7	0.0	4.4	0.1	0.0	712.3
Traders	5,171.6	3,090.4	120.4	1,069.6	540.1	881.2	10,873.2
- of which
Wholesalers	1,299.4	690.5	95.4	150.2	79.3	383.1	2,697.9
Retailers - Supermarkets	174.9	192.5	0.0	2.1	4.1	0.0	373.5
Retailers - Shops & Snacks	137.0	90.8	0.0	23.5	0.0	0.0	251.3
Retailers - Pharmaceuticals and Chemists	54.5	16.0	0.0	0.4	28.2	0.0	99.2
Retailers - Others	622.5	529.4	1.5	17.4	52.8	25.0	1,248.5
Automobile Dealers & Garages	378.5	217.7	0.0	49.0	90.6	150.0	885.7
Other	2,504.9	1,353.4	23.6	827.0	285.2	323.0	5,317.1
New Economy	92.2	270.9	0.0	1.5	468.2	78.8	911.6
- of which
Telecommunications	62.4	251.6	0.0	0.0	468.2	20.0	802.1
Internet	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6
Information Technology - Hardware	10.1	2.3	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	13.2
Information Technology - Software	4.5	6.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	58.8	70.2
Personal Computers	6.7	1.5	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	9.0
Other	7.8	8.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.4
Financial and Business Services	1,321.0	1,031.8	1.2	2.5	794.1	3,077.0	6,227.6
- of which
Stockbrokers & Stockbroking Companies	3.8	304.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.5	320.6
Insurance Companies	50.9	66.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	107.8	225.0
Leasing Companies	36.8	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,154.5	1,196.5
Mutual Funds	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	49.9	49.9
Accounting & Consultancy Services	120.9	8.1	0.0	0.0	9.8	0.0	138.8
Other	1,108.6	647.9	1.2	2.5	784.2	1,752.3	4,296.8
Infrastructure	82.2	512.1	0.0	0.0	161.1	768.7	1,524.1
- of which
Airport Development	57.1	507.1	0.0	0.0	161.1	0.0	725.3
Power Generation	21.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	740.5	761.7
Water Development	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.2	23.2
Road Development	2.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2
Other	1.8	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	10.7
Statutory and Para-Statal Bodies	1,414.0	303.2	0.0	0.0	274.4	1,026.0	3,017.7
Freeport Enterprise Certificate Holders	22.9	4.2	2.7	8.3	35.2	0.0	73.2
Health Development Certificate Holders	7.6	32.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	47.9
Personal1	2,125.7	3,790.7	364.1	18.5	204.5	0.0	6,503.6
Professional2	687.8	76.1	0.0	1.0	0.3	2.0	767.1
Education	21.6	11.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	117.5	150.2
Human Resource Development Certificate Holders	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.5
Media, Entertainment and Recreational Activities	57.6	298.7	0.0	10.0	3.1	0.0	369.3
Other Customers	1,128.8	943.2	30.4	27.7	259.8	228.0	2,617.8
TOTAL	26,225.4	27,462.1	785.2	1,899.8	5,682.1	13,032.7	75,087.4
1refers to individuals on payrolls	2refers to facilities granted to professional bodies or individuals for the purpose of carrying out day-to-day business