BIMB Integrated Annual Report 2017

9. FINANCING, ADVANCES AND OTHERS (CONTINUED) GROUP 2017 2016 RM’000 RM’000 (f) By sector Primary agriculture 486,679 377,285 Mining and quarrying 8,080 12,931 Manufacturing (including agro-based) 835,268 747,410 Electricity, gas and water 337,388 868,319 Wholesale & retail trade, and hotels & restaurants 1,228,681 1,274,954 Construction 2,176,453 2,161,215 Real estate 1,582,531 1,205,740 Transport, storage and communications 655,633 870,559 Finance, insurance and business activities 2,147,118 2,134,947 Education, health and others 1,210,056 1,256,209 Household sectors 32,018,049 28,962,874 42,685,936 39,872,443 (g) Movement in impaired financing and advances (“impaired financing”) are as follows: At 1 January 389,445 381,270 Classified as impaired during the year 648,281 580,341 Reclassified as not impaired during the year (331,592) (284,602) Amount recovered (92,432) (112,502) Amount written off (209,231) (178,052) Exchange differences (6,194) 2,990 At 31 December 398,277 389,445 Gross impaired financing as a percentage of gross financing, advances and others 0.93% 0.98% (h) Impaired financing by geographical distribution Central Region 223,305 142,841 Eastern Region 107,422 92,848 Northern Region 28,710 36,299 Southern Region 22,915 31,329 East Malaysia Region 15,925 86,128 398,277 389,445 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2017 200 BIMB HOLDINGS BERHAD Integrated Annual Report 2017