Variation over

As on August 6, 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

1,45,126

33,410

197

-64

7,121

920

17,272

3,354

29,858

6,283

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,33,598

30,748

438

-12

8,186

1,226

18,905

3,790

31,468

6,708

(b) Gold

11,491

2,654

-241

-52

-1,068

-306

-1,317

-361

-1,410

-377

(c) SDRs

37

8

—

—

3

—

-316

-75

-200

-48

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.