Table 10: Sector-wise Distribution of Commercial Banks' Credit to the Private Sector as at end February 1999

Figures rounded to nearest rupee

Private Sectors

Overdrafts

Loans*

Bills

Bills

Total

Purchased &

Receivable

Discounted

1. Mauritius Sugar Syndicate

299,945,992

0

0

0

299,945,992

2. Sugar Industry - Estates

837,539,607

1,638,251,472

9,365

0

2,475,800,444

3. Sugar Industry - Others

204,845,610

120,629,255

26,228,553

0

351,703,418

4. Other Agricultural Interests

244,870,520

210,672,569

2,502,728

0

458,045,817

5. Export Enterprise Certificate Holders

3,259,056,175

2,453,150,017

118,461,939

101,643,495

5,932,311,627

6. Development Certificate Holders

191,165,392

881,699,304

6,559,999

181,881,214

1,261,305,909

7. Agricultural Development Certificate Holders

38,112,444

19,488,301

0

0

57,600,744

8. Export Service Certificate Holders

93,118,246

51,463,202

4,895,000

0

149,476,448

9. Pioneer Status Certificate Holders

85,281,099

71,677,641

0

5,619,309

162,578,049

10. Housing Development Certificate Holders

17,825,155

33,457,012

0

0

51,282,167

11. Hotel Management Certificate Holders

161,543,415

448,927,872

0

0

610,471,287

12. Small Scale Industries

126,981,529

106,974,656

5,791,148

136,334

239,883,668

13. Ex-Dc Industries

380,659,675

136,268,006

200,000

6,315,071

523,442,752

14. Other Industries & Manufacturers

2,208,504,525

2,006,972,183

10,505,023

162,369,371

4,388,351,102

15. Industrial Building Enterprise Cert. Holders

82,384,006

125,103,924

0

0

207,487,930

16. Strategic Local Enterprise Cert. Holders

4,268,131

0

0

0

4,268,131

17. Housing (including Rodrigues)

377,003,690

5,336,194,514

152,507,905

0

5,865,706,108

18. Hotels (other than item 11 above)

883,558,295

574,894,477

0

0

1,458,452,772

19. Transport

107,775,032

512,322,648

112,424

0

620,210,104

20. Statutory and Para-Statal Bodies

465,010,510

287,044,344

0

0

752,054,854

21. Building Contractors, etc.

1,107,920,456

1,301,852,423

0

0

2,409,772,880

22. Traders

5,223,739,851

3,408,022,275

144,929,169

805,737,434

9,582,428,730

23. Stock Brokers

129,406,456

29,456,462

0

0

158,862,918

24. Personal & Professional

2,160,274,730

3,975,457,686

145,420,553

0

6,281,152,969

25. Financial Institutions

916,352,355

239,566,496

50,000

0

1,155,968,851

26. Other Customers

1,085,028,742

685,673,470

13,825,880

55,593,302

1,840,121,395

Total

20,692,171,640

24,655,220,208

631,999,686

1,319,295,530

47,298,687,064

Investment in Shares and Debentures

9,182,336,506

TOTAL CREDIT TO PRIVATE SECTOR

56,481,023,570

*: Includes Loans and Other Financing in Foreign Currencies.