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Variation over
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Item
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As on Aug. 25, 2006
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Week
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End-March 2006
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End-December 2005
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Year
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|
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Rs. Crore
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US$ Mn.
|
Rs. Crore
|
US$ Mn.
|
Rs. Crore
|
US$ Mn.
|
Rs. Crore
|
US$ Mn.
|
Rs. Crore
|
US$ Mn.
|
1
|
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total Reserves
|
7,70,518
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1,65,326
|
1,870
|
–41
|
94,131
|
13,704
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1,52,135
|
28,120
|
1,41,602
|
21,485
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(a)
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Foreign Currency Assets
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7,36,438
|
1,58,000
|
1,858
|
–42*
|
89,111
|
12,892
|
1,45,941
|
26,982
|
1,32,968
|
20,001
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(b)
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Gold
|
30,496
|
6,557
|
—
|
—
|
4,822
|
802
|
6,726
|
1,283
|
11,380
|
2,162
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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(c)
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SDRs
|
6
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
–6
|
–2
|
–14
|
–4
|
–13
|
–3
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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(d)
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Reserve Position in the IMF**
|
3,578
|
768
|
12
|
1
|
204
|
12
|
–518
|
–141
|
–2,733
|
–675
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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* : Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the
effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US currencies (such as
Euro, Sterling, Yen) held in reserves. For details, please refer to the
Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.
** : Reserve Position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), i.e.,
Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) which was shown as a memo item from
May 23, 2003 to March 26, 2004 has been included in the reserves from
the week ended April 2, 2004 in keeping with the international best practice.
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