Item
|
As on Jun. 26, 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 |
12,82,324 |
264,584 |
14,177 |
932 |
-1,541 |
12,599 |
42,163 |
8,616 |
-51,638 |
-47,206 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets + |
12,30,855 |
253,732 |
14,092 |
924* |
789 |
12,306 |
36,065 |
7,129 |
-61,615 |
-48,318 |
(b) |
Gold |
45,417 |
9,604 |
— |
— |
-3,376 |
27 |
4,307 |
1,119 |
6,227 |
402 |
(c) |
SDRs |
3 |
1 |
1 |
— |
-3 |
— |
-10 |
-2 |
–44 |
-10 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
6,049 |
1,247 |
84 |
8 |
1,049 |
266 |
1,801 |
370 |
3,794 |
720 |
+ : Excludes Rs.1213 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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