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Table 704(Capital, Bank, Commercial)
Reserve Position of Commercial Banks (1992-2001)
Cap 704e  ( Rs Million )  ( Rs Million )
End of Period Deposits Reserves Required Against Deposits Actual Reserves Balance*1 Till Cash
Demand  Time & Savings Foreign Currency Demand  Time & Savings Foreign Currency Total Deposits With Central Bank DFCC Bank Bonds Sri Lanka Government Treasury Bills Till Cash Total
1992 29,890 78,934 17,209 3,886 10,261 2,237 16,384 14,326 384 758 1,082 16,550 2,123
1993 32,786 97,046 22,158 4,918 14,647 3,324 22,889 20,466 334 1,413 948 23,161 2,868
1994 38,087 119,470 26,970 5,713 17,920 2,771 26,404 24,832 356 - 1,780 26,968 2,395
1995 38,952 151,454 32,135 5,843 22,718 3,389 31,950 31,853 300 - 1,320 33,473 3,166
1996 41,956 179,485 35,117 6,293 26,923 3,663 36,879 35,907 299 - 1,552 37,758 5,363
1997 46,577 210,654 20,447 5,589 25,278 2,454 33,321 30,537 300 - 2,721 33,558 4,734
1998 54,126 222,511 32,268 6,495 26,701 3,872 37,068 32,748 300 - 2,876 35,924 5,444
1999 60,431 253,596 34,005 6,647 27,896 3,741 38,284 30,220 300 - 5,668 36,188 6,061
2000  January 59,057 258,711 37,558 6,496 28,458 4,131 39,085 35,069 300 - 3,774 39,143 6,178
February 61,212 260,079 37,098 6,733 28,609 4,081 39,423 33,337 300 - 4,548 38,185 4,772
March  59,765 261,791 38,101 6,574 28,797 4,191 39,562 34,031 300 - 4,793 39,124 5,448
April 61,995 265,846 40,794 6,820 29,243 4,487 40,550 32,556 300 - 5,819 38,675 6,038
May 59,086 266,184 40,831 6,499 29,280 4,491 40,270 33,433 300 - 5,290 39,023 6,348
June 60,139 266,301 42,656 6,615 29,293 4,692 40,600 34,724 300 - 4,753 39,777 5,238
July 58,994 271,228 44,757 6,489 29,835 4,923 41,247 33,583 300 - 3,981 37,864 6,407
August 58,336 274,067 - 6,417 30,147 - 36,564 27,263 300 - 4,149 31,712 5,677
September 60,354 276,153 45,945 6,639 30,377 - 37,016 31,749 300 - 4,799 36,848 4,842
October 58,502 281,589 47,253 6,435 30,975 - 37,410 31,062 300 - 5,413 36,775 5,928
November 62,049 281,943 48,354 6,825 31,014 - 37,839 30,183 300 - 4,911 35,394 5,487
December 60,800 269,488 43,734 6,688 29,644 - 36,332 31,805 300 - 5,139 37,244 5,531
2001  January 61,168 291,352 61,515 6,729 32,048 - 38,777 32,039 300 - 4,821 37,160 7,314
February 60,134 295,012 57,632 6,615 32,451 - 39,066 29,860 300 - 5,415 35,575 6,555
March  58,755 296,554 56,891 6,463 32,621 - 39,084 31,871 300 - 5,395 37,566 6,622
April 60,428 298,638 64,349 6,647 32,850 - 39,497 32,156 300 - 5,983 38,439 6,199
May 57,963 300,031 70,826 6,376 33,003 - 39,379 32,945 300 - 5,470 38,715 5,596
June 57,103 303,031 69,254 6,281 33,333 - 39,614 33,950 300 - 4,781 39,031 5,117
July 56,521 307,047 67,953 6,217 33,775 - 39,992 34,112 300 - 4,027 38,439 6,895
August 58,307 309,699 58,495 6,414 34,067 - 40,481 34,766 300 - 4,689 39,755 5,173
September 57,706 313,961 61,147 6,348 34,536 - 40,884 36,407 296 - 3,914 40,617 5,529
October 58,911 320,649 69,822 5,891 32,065 - 37,956 33,556 - - 4,939 38,495 6,024
November 59,517 324,876 74,228 5,952 32,488 - 38,440 32,937 - - 4,552 37,489 5,495
December 62,622 330,979 78,228 6,262 33,098 - 39,360 35,952 - - 5,044 40,996 5,982
© 2007 KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source: 
Annual Report 2001 ,  Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Key:
*1; Balance Till Cash = Total Till Cash   Reserve Till Cash
Revised:  2007(y)/04(m)/20(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
      Head, Department of Management Studies
      University of Peradeniya.