Table 10: Sector-wise Distribution of Commercial Banks' Credit to the Private Sector as at end November 2000

				Figures rounded to nearest rupee
Sectors	Overdrafts	Loans¹	Bills	Bills	Bills	Total
			Purchased &	Receivable	Discounted
			Discounted		Contra

1. Mauritius Sugar Syndicate	863,713,669	0	0	0	0	863,713,669
2. Sugar Industry - Estates	996,353,490	1,908,796,297	13,384,365	0	0	2,918,534,152
3. Sugar Industry - Others	207,110,983	94,063,684	164,931	0	0	301,339,598
4. Other Agricultural Interests	247,459,455	218,952,198	9,853,757	0	0	476,265,411
5. Export Enterprise Certificate Holders	3,970,448,249	1,900,518,907	184,208,645	312,306,663	0	6,367,482,464
6. Development Certificate Holders	418,374,644	1,300,908,277	2,821,964	53,992,958	0	1,776,097,843
7. Agricultural Development Certificate Holders	2,488,197	6,458,797	0	1,547,305	0	10,494,299
8. Export Service Certificate Holders	101,580,389	52,627,041	0	596,568	0	154,803,998
9. Pioneer Status Certificate Holders	83,729,615	83,502,731	5,757,384	12,677,477	0	185,667,207
10. Housing Development Certificate Holders	7,156,769	17,168,930	0	0	0	24,325,699
11. Hotel Management Certificate Holders	729,341,815	1,011,640,538	0	0	0	1,740,982,352
12. Small Scale Industries	136,834,239	93,437,112	150,917	8,771,578	0	239,193,846
13. Ex-Dc Industries	234,044,468	115,088,916	310,000	5,219,643	0	354,663,026
14. Other Industries & Manufacturers	2,412,965,671	2,486,067,390	10,278,541	189,078,341	0	5,098,389,943
15. Industrial Building Enterprise Cert. Holders	55,546,622	175,695,762	0	0	0	231,242,383
16. Strategic Local Enterprise Cert. Holders	0	6,469,370	0	0	0	6,469,370
17. Housing (including Rodrigues)	278,462,416	6,434,978,053	45,008,827	0	0	6,758,449,295
18. Hotels (other than item 11 above)	671,321,974	2,390,582,037	600,000	0	0	3,062,504,011
19. Transport	145,926,988	485,032,067	3,637	0	0	630,962,693
20. Statutory and Para-Statal Bodies	1,187,556,017	1,079,215,816	0	0	0	2,266,771,833
21. Building Contractors, etc.	1,204,378,898	1,630,394,506	1,106,779	0	0	2,835,880,183
22. Traders	5,076,916,819	3,419,370,095	115,264,486	936,420,697	0	9,547,972,097
23. Stock Brokers	8,638,459	309,065,076	0	0	0	317,703,534
24. Personal & Professional	2,601,007,544	4,271,772,913	355,674,949	17,105,582	0	7,245,560,988
25. Financial Institutions	1,193,917,423	636,791,084	7,766,514	0	0	1,838,475,021
26. Other Customers	1,584,501,136	1,293,018,555	33,494,801	35,014,254	0	2,946,028,746

Total	24,419,775,948	31,421,616,152	785,850,496	1,572,731,066	0	58,199,973,662
Investment in Shares and Debentures						11,866,063,929
TOTAL CREDIT TO PRIVATE SECTOR						70,066,037,591
¹ Includes Loans and Other Financing in Foreign Currencies.