Table 21: Cheque Clearances
	Number	Amount	Number	Daily Average
	of	(Rs'000)	of	Number  of	Amount
	Cheques		Days	Cheques	(Rs'000)
Jun-99	509,750	16,232,569	22	23,170	737,844
Sep-99	472,563	15,461,758	21	22,503	736,274
Dec-99	518,646	23,056,303	22	23,575	1,048,014
Jan-00	430,643	16,531,009	19	22,665	870,053
Feb-00	445,012	17,369,396	21	21,191	827,114
Mar-00	500,745	19,005,807	23	21,772	826,339
Apr-00	448,771	16,051,942	19	23,620	844,839
May-00	492,338	18,238,238	22	22,379	829,011
Jun-00	497,217	21,225,888	22	22,601	964,813
Jul-00	469,428	17,643,100	21	22,354	840,148
Aug-00	490,246	17,173,780	22	22,284	780,626
Sep-00	428,957	15,781,900	19	22,577	830,626
Oct-00	485,482	19,433,796	21	23,118	925,419
Nov-00	499,490	21,719,136	22	22,704	987,233
Dec-00	494,888	20,741,345	19	26,047	1,091,650
Jan-01	436,572	17,964,717	20	21,829	898,236
Feb-01	376,833	13,911,374	17	22,167	818,316
Mar-01	445,587	15,169,553	20	22,279	758,478
Apr-01	468,301	14,905,137	21	22,300	709,768
May-01	505,118	14,790,616	22	22,960	672,301