Item |
As on Jul. 17, 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 |
12,95,260 |
266,187 |
11,051 |
2,270 |
11,395 |
14,202 |
55,099 |
10,219 |
-18,697 |
-40,920 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets + |
12,42,265 |
255,138 |
11,027 |
2,265* |
12,199 |
13,712 |
47,475 |
8,535 |
-29,886 |
-42,233 |
(b) |
Gold |
46,914 |
9,800 |
— |
— |
-1,879 |
223 |
5,804 |
1,315 |
7,366 |
592 |
(c) |
SDRs |
3 |
1 |
— |
— |
-3 |
— |
-10 |
-2 |
–44 |
-10 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
6,078 |
1,248 |
24 |
5 |
1,078 |
267 |
1,830 |
371 |
3,867 |
731 |
+ : Excludes Rs.1217 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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