Variation over

Item

As on Sep. 1, 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

1,63,134

35,619

22

17

-2,779

-2,417

11,191

684

19,352

2,572

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,50,163

32,787

212

111*

-2,761

-2,271

11,029

795

17,983

2,408

(b) Gold

12,963

2,830

-190

-94

-10

-144

172

-109

1,400

171

(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.