(Rs. crore)

1999-2000

1998-99

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) -- (2)

as on

(6) -- (5)

Item

1999

1999

1998

1998

Mar. 26

Nov. 5

Mar. 27

Nov. 6

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,68,837

3,93,987

25,150

3,24,079

3,37,392

13,313

(6.8)

(4.1)

A.

Food Credit

16,816

23,179

6,363

12,485

16,073

3,588

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,52,021

3,70,808

18,787

3,11,594

3,21,319

9,726

(5.3)

(3.1)

2.

Investments

48,197

55,156 @@

6,958

31,727

41,289+

9,562

A.

Commercial Paper

4,013

5,747

1,734

1,993

4,327

2,334

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

41,754

46,607

4,854

28,233

35,262

7,029

(a) Public Sector Undertakings

23,983

26,303

2,320

18,627

21,577

2,950

(b) Private Corporate Sector

17,770

20,305

2,534

9,606

13,684

4,078

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private

2,367

2,752

386

1,457

1,636

179

Corporate Sector

D.

Loans to Corporates against shares held by

64

49

--15

44

64

20

them to enable them to meet the promoters'

contribution to the equity of new companies

in anticipation of raising resources

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

473

544 @

71

286

418 ++

132

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

4,00,691

4,26,508

25,816

3,43,607

3,63,026

19,419

* : Subject to changes as a result of common valuation method and uniform classification.

@ : Upto August 31, 1999. @@ : Upto October 22, 1999. + : Upto October 23, 1998. ++ : Upto August 31, 1998.

Note : 1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.