Variation over

As on Dec. 17, 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

1,49,599

34,389

390

68

11,594

1,899

21,745

4,333

23,065

4,643

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,36,392

31,347

390

68

10,980

1,825

21,699

4,389

22,967

4,676

(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.