Variation over

As on August 27, 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

1,43,634

33,032

-861

-163

5,629

542

15,780

2,976

26,080

5,527

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,32,104

30,369

-861

-163

6,692

847

17,411

3,411

27,510

5,909

(b) Gold

11,491

2,654

—

—

-1,068

-306

-1,317

-361

-1,410

-377

(c) SDRs

39

9

—

5

1

-314

-74

-20

-5

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.