Variation over

Item

As on Jan. 19, 2001

Week

End-March 2000

End-December 2000

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

1,87,879

40,469

–244

116

21,966

2,433

522

392

34,627

5,299

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,74,698

37,650

–275

110*

21,774

2,592

491

386

34,279

5,429

(b) Gold

13,143

2,811

—

—

170

–163

—

—

352

–128

(c) SDRs

38

8

31

6

22

4

31

6

–4

–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.