Variation over

Item

As on April 28, 2000

Week

End- March 2000

End- December 1999

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

1,65,788

37,975

-1,008

-247

-125

-61

13,845

3,040

26,460

5,437

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,52,779

34,993

-1,008

-247

-145

-65

13,645

3,001

25,985

5,382

(b) Gold

12,973

2,974

—

—

—

—

182

35

473

55

(c) SDRs

36

8

—

—

20

4

18

4

2

—

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.