Primary Government
There are several proprietary segments of South Carolina's primary
government. Significant segments among these include the State Housing Finance
and Development Authority, which provides low-cost housing to the State's citizens
by issuing bonds/notes and by administering Federal contracts and grants, and the
Education Assistance Authority, which issues bonds for the purpose of making loans
to eligible students.
Financial highlights of these segments (expressed in thousands) for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1997, are as follows:
