Variation over

Item

As on Aug. 18, 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

1,63,124

35,633

-459

-43

-2,789

-2,403

11,181

698

18,629

2,438

of which :

*

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,49,963

32,707

-413

-33

-2,961

-2,351

10,829

715

16,998

2,175

(b) Gold

13,153

2,924

—

—

180

-50

362

-15

1,662

270

(c) SDRs

8

2

-46

-10

-8

-2

-10

-2

-31

-7

*

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.