Item
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As on Nov. 13, 2009
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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 |
13,32,453 |
286,376 |
-4,106 |
962 |
48,588 |
34,391 |
92,292 |
30,408 |
1,14,190 |
40,027 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets + |
12,22,508 |
262,905 |
-3,977 |
948 * |
-7,558 |
21,479 |
27,718 |
16,302 |
47,731 |
25,384 |
(b) |
Gold $ |
82,181 |
17,500 |
— |
— |
33,388 |
7,923 |
41,071 |
9,015 |
40,900 |
9,118 |
(c) |
SDRs @ |
24,505 |
5,270 |
-114 |
12 |
24,499 |
5,269 |
24,492 |
5,267 |
24,492 |
5,267 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
3,259 |
701 |
-15 |
2 |
-1,741 |
-280 |
-989 |
-176 |
1,067 |
258 |
+ : Excludes Rs.1163 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.
@ : Includes SDR 3,082.5 million (equivalent to US$ 4,883 million) allocated under general allocation and SDR 214.6 million (equivalent to US $ 340 million) allocated
under special allocation by IMF done on August 28, 2009 and September 9, 2009, respectively.
$ : Includes Rs.31,463 crore (USD 6,699 million) reflecting the purchase of 200 metric tonnes of gold from IMF on November 3, 2009. |
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