(Rs. crore)

1998-99

1997-98

Outstanding

Variations

Outstanding

Variations

as on

(3) - (2)

as on

(6) - (5)

Item

1998

1999

1997

1998

Mar. 27

Feb. 26

Mar. 28

Feb. 27

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1.

Bank Credit

3,24,079

3,52,047

27,969

2,78,401

3,13,456

35,054

(8.6)

(12.6)

A.

Food Credit

12,485

17,336

4,851

7,597

12,868

5,271

B.

Non-Food Credit

3,11,594

3,34,711

23,117

2,70,805

3,00,587

29,783

(7.4)

(11.0)

2.

Investments £

31,912

46,877 @

14,965

18,484

34,079 +

15,595

A.

Commercial Paper

2,045

4,894

2,849

664

5,472

4,808

B.

Bonds/Debentures/Preference Shares issued by

28,381

39,894

11,513

16,652

27,139

10,487

a. Public Sector Undertakings

18,906

22,787

3,882

14,301

18,365

4,064

b. Private Corporate Sector

9,475

17,107

7,632

2,350

8,774

6,423

C.

Equity Shares issued by PSUs and Private Corporate Sector

1,442

2,025

583

1,139

1,439

300

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

29

—

3.

Bills rediscounted with Financial Institutions

229

585@@

356

1,029

622 ++

-407

4.

Total of (1B + 2 + 3)

3,43,734

3,82,173

38,439

2,90,317

3,35,288

44,971

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

@ : Upto January 29, 1999. @@ : Upto December 31, 1998. + : Upto January 30, 1998. ++ : Upto December 31, 1997.

£ : In view of inadequate availability of latest data, the information about investments have been repeated.

Note :

1. Figures in brackets are percentage variations.

2. Data on Investments are provisional and tentative.