Variation over

As on Dec. 10, 1999

Week

End- March 1999

End- December 1998

Year

Item

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

1,49,209

34,321

394

33

11,204

1,831

21,355

4,265

22,193

4,567

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,36,002

31,279

394

33

10,590

1,757

21,309

4,321

22,095

4,600

(b) Gold

13,189

3,038

—

—

630

78

381

23

226

-3

(c) SDRs

18

4

—

—

-16

-4

-335

-79

-128

-30

Note : 1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of revaluation of non-US currencies held in reserves.

2. For details regarding conversion to US dollar a reference may be made to the relevant Table in the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.