Weekly Statistical Supplement

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Date : Nov 14, 1998
5. Accommodation Provided by Scheduled Commercial Banks to Commercial Sector in the form of Bank Credit and Investments in Shares/Debentures/Bonds/Commercial Paper etc.
(Rs. crore)       1998-99 1997-98       Outstanding Variations Outstanding Variations       as on (3) - (2) as on (6) - (5)     Item 1998   1997         Mar. 27 Oct. 23   Mar. 28 Oct. 24       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Bank Credit 3,24,079 3,37,170 13,091 2,78,401 2,85,078 6,676           (4.0)     (2.4)                     A. Food Credit 12,485 16,728 4,243 7,597 10,213 2,616                     B. Non-Food Credit 3,11,594 3,20,442 8,849 2,70,805 2,74,865 4,060           (2.8)     (1.5)                   2. Investments 33,084 41,929 @ 8,845 19,411 28,945+ 9,534                     A. Commercial Paper 2,066 4,292 2,227 652 4,387 3,736                     B. Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by 29,548 35,993 6,446 17,573 23,252 5,680                       a. Public Sector Undertakings 20,016 22,465 2,450 15,209 17,944 2,735                       b. Private Corporate Sector 9,532 13,528 3,996 2,363 5,308 2,945                     C. Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private 1,427 1,580 152 1,158 1,276 118     Corporate Sector                                 D. Loans to Corporates against shares held by them to enable them to meet the promoters' contribution to the equity of new companies in anticipation of raising resources 44 64 20 29 30 1                   3. Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions 229 400 @@ 171 1,029 518++ -511                   4. Total of (1B + 2 + 3) 3,44,907 3,62,772 17,865 2,91,245 3,04,328 13,083   * : Subject to changes as a result of introduction of common valuation method and uniform classification.   @ : Upto October 9, 1998.   @@ : Upto September 30, 1998.  + : Upto October 10, 1997. ++ : Upto September 30, 1997.   Note : 1.   Figures in brackets are percentage variations.       2.   Data on Investments are Provisional and Tentative.