Item |
As on Apr. 10, 2009 |
Variation over |
Week |
End-
March 2009 |
End-
December 2008 |
Year |
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 |
12,63,605 |
252,977 |
-20,470 |
-2,183 |
-20,260 |
992 |
23,444 |
-2,991 |
15,984 |
-59,390 |
(a) Foreign Currency Assets + |
12,09,936 |
242,423 |
-20,387 |
-2,174 * |
-20,130 |
997 |
15,146 |
-4,180 |
4,468 |
-59,397 |
(b) Gold |
48,793 |
9,577 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7,683 |
1,092 |
8,669 |
-462 |
(c) SDRs |
6 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-7 |
-2 |
-68 |
-17 |
(d) Reserve Position in the IMF** |
4,870 |
976 |
-83 |
-9 |
-130 |
-5 |
622 |
99 |
2,915 |
486 |
+ : Excludes Rs.1248 crore /US$ 250 million invested in foreign currency denominated bonds issued by IIFC (UK).
* : 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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