Table 9 : Sector-wise Distribution of Commercial Banks' Credit to the Private Sector

(End of Period)

(Rs Million)

Private Sectors

Jun-97

Dec-97

Jun-98

Aug-98

Sep-98

Oct-98

Nov-98

Dec-98

Jan-99

Feb-99

1. Mauritius Sugar Syndicate

0.0

772.7

0.8

437.5

88.5

348.5

399.9

675.6

496.3

299.9

2. Sugar Industry - Estates

1,874.3

1,717.2

2,613.2

2,541.7

2,441.0

2,235.2

2,067.5

2,191.9

2,319.4

2,475.8

3. Sugar Industry - Others

412.1

335.2

462.7

469.9

393.4

335.7

312.0

343.3

321.4

351.7

4. Other Agricultural Interests

564.8

527.6

475.0

476.1

480.0

467.0

472.1

436.1

425.8

458.0

5. Export Enterprise Certificate Holders

5,422.0

5,166.2

5,527.4

5,494.6

5,641.8

5,761.7

5,801.4

5,961.3

5,853.2

5,932.3

6. Development Certificate Holders

1,143.4

1,012.3

1,121.7

1,180.3

1,122.9

1,162.6

1,273.6

1,207.2

1,203.3

1,261.3

7. Agricultural Development Cert. Holders

44.0

44.1

40.4

46.8

49.3

50.8

57.6

56.8

54.6

57.6

8. Export Service Certificate Holders

105.4

101.5

103.6

129.4

119.3

120.0

119.7

136.6

144.5

149.5

9. Pioneer Status Certificate Holders

77.3

126.1

149.3

155.8

158.1

155.5

161.3

141.7

156.1

162.6

10. Housing Development Cert. Holders

51.2

59.8

53.9

56.2

52.9

52.0

52.1

51.6

51.7

51.3

11. Hotel Management Certificate Holders

1,288.9

465.4

485.4

522.4

457.3

484.7

576.7

706.2

633.0

610.5

12. Small Scale Industries

224.0

221.2

246.3

256.0

251.8

252.3

247.9

245.1

240.1

239.9

13. Ex-Dc Industries

476.2

360.0

351.4

409.5

461.9

421.5

486.8

484.2

516.8

523.4

14. Other Industries & Manufacturers

3,761.3

3,934.3

4,566.6

4,403.9

4,595.4

4,774.0

4,621.4

4,432.3

4,331.2

4,388.4

15. Industrial Building Ent. Cert. Holders

110.9

108.4

142.8

173.8

161.4

169.9

160.9

172.8

177.1

207.5

16. Strategic Local Enterprise Cert. Holders

16.4

4.8

7.5

8.2

8.7

8.0

5.4

5.8

6.4

4.3

17. Housing (including Rodrigues)

3,395.8

4,084.4

5,159.9

5,374.8

5,542.7

5,689.0

5,803.9

5,849.9

5,846.0

5,865.7

18. Hotels (other than item 11 above)

1,100.6

1,106.1

1,147.9

1,331.3

1,510.4

1,561.1

1,364.3

1,414.9

1,487.9

1,458.5

19. Transport

496.4

536.9

606.4

628.3

625.6

620.8

625.5

622.7

637.1

620.2

20. Statutory and Para-Statal Bodies

501.9

563.7

400.5

488.2

449.7

640.8

694.3

778.1

792.2

752.1

21. Building Contractors, etc.

1,953.9

2,085.7

2,235.7

2,318.5

2,259.3

2,257.4

2,313.0

2,378.7

2,272.8

2,409.8

22. Traders

6,635.9

7,650.9

8,468.1

8,556.3

8,832.9

9,108.6

9,390.7

9,431.1

9,697.5

9,582.4

23. Stock Brokers

106.4

139.3

143.4

137.0

137.8

136.9

141.2

141.5

150.8

158.9

24. Personal & Professional

4,577.0

5,389.6

5,526.2

5,782.6

5,957.1

5,952.5

6,183.3

6,215.1

6,166.8

6,281.2

25. Financial Institutions

626.2

1,000.7

710.6

842.5

815.5

875.3

957.5

1,172.8

1,220.3

1,156.0

26. Other Customers

1,369.5

1,658.1

1,453.1

1,618.8

1,734.5

1,740.4

1,785.2

1,858.6

1,868.7

1,840.1

Total

36,335.9

39,172.1

42,199.8

43,840.2

44,349.1

45,382.1

46,075.0

47,111.6

47,071.0

47,298.7

Investment in Shares and Debentures

871.7

4,188.2

7,033.9

7,308.4

7,562.4

8,021.5

8,347.9

8,708.9

9,053.8

9,182.3

TOTAL CREDIT TO PRIVATE SECTOR

37,207.6

43,360.3

49,233.7

51,148.6

51,911.5

53,403.6

54,423.0

55,820.5

56,124.8

56,481.0