Variation over

As on July 16, 1999

Week

End- March 1999

End- December 1998

Year

Item

Rs. Crore

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

Total Reserves

1,42,544

32,951

-219

47

4,539

461

14,690

2,895

27,349

5,894

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,30,811

30,245

-219

47

5,399

723

16,118

3,287

28,481

6,217

(b) Gold

11,732

2,706

—

—

-827

-254

-1,076

-309

-1,094

-314

(c) SDRs

1

—

—

—

-33

-8

-352

-83

-38

-9

Note : 1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of revaluation of non-US currencies held in reserves.

2. For details regarding conversion to US dollar a reference may be made to the relevant Table in the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.