Item |
As on Nov. 20, 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 |
13,29,803 |
285,344 |
-2,650 |
-1,032 |
45,938 |
33,359 |
89,642 |
29,376 |
1,00,725 |
39,545 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets + |
12,19,830 |
261,878 |
-2,678 |
-1,027* |
-10,236 |
20,452 |
25,040 |
15,275 |
34,264 |
24,907 |
(b) |
Gold $ |
82,181 |
17,500 |
— |
— |
33,388 |
7,923 |
41,071 |
9,015 |
40,900 |
9,118 |
(c) |
SDRs @ |
24,530 |
5,266 |
25 |
-4 |
24,524 |
5,265 |
24,517 |
5,263 |
24,517 |
5,263 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
3,262 |
700 |
3 |
-1 |
-1,738 |
-281 |
-986 |
-177 |
1,044 |
257 |
+ : Excludes Rs.1165 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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