Variation over

Item

As on Aug. 25, 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

1,63,112

35,602

-12

-31

-2,801

-2,434

11,169

667

19,478

2,570

of which :

*

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,49,951

32,676

-12

-31

-2,973

-2,382

10,817

684

17,847

2,307

(b) Gold

13,153

2,924

—

—

180

-50

362

-15

1,662

270

(c) SDRs

8

2

—

—

-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.