Item |
As on Aug. 7, 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 |
12,98,440 |
271,239 |
-9,780 |
-402 |
14,575 |
19,254 |
58,279 |
15,271 |
32,114 |
-28,771 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets + |
12,45,408 |
260,219 |
-9,789 |
-412* |
15,342 |
18,793 |
50,618 |
13,616 |
22,619 |
-29,541 |
(b) |
Gold |
46,576 |
9,671 |
— |
— |
-2,217 |
94 |
5,466 |
1,186 |
5,210 |
-64 |
(c) |
SDRs |
3 |
1 |
— |
— |
-3 |
— |
-10 |
-2 |
-43 |
-10 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
6,453 |
1,348 |
9 |
10 |
1,453 |
367 |
2,205 |
471 |
4,328 |
844 |
+ : Excludes Rs.1197 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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