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Variation over |
Item |
As on Aug. 17, 2007 |
Week |
End-March
2007 |
End-December 2006 |
Year |
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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 |
9,40,553 |
226,445 |
9,387 |
–2,551 |
72,331 |
27,266 |
1,56,571 |
49,194 |
1,71,905 |
61,078 |
(a) Foreign Currency Assets |
9,10,811 |
219,103 |
9,349 |
–2,550 * |
74,214 |
27,179 |
1,58,073 |
48,916 |
1,76,231 |
61,061 |
(b) Gold |
27,850 |
6,887 |
— |
— |
–1,723 |
103 |
–974 |
370 |
–2,646 |
330 |
(c) SDRs |
9 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
— |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
(d) Reserve Position
in the IMF** |
1,883 |
453 |
33 |
–2 |
–161 |
–16 |
–533 |
–93 |
–1,683 |
–314 |
* : 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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