Variation over

Item

As on Dec. 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

1,82,808

39,021

3,359

730

16,895

985

30,865

4,086

33,993

4,733

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,69,912

36,267

3,574

778*

16,988

1,209

30,778

4,275

34,304

5,021

(b) Gold

12,889

2,752

-215

-48

-84

-222

98

-187

-300

-286

(c) SDRs

7

2

—

—

-9

-2

-11

-2

-11

-2

*

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.