Variation over

Item

As on Aug. 23, 2002

Week

End-March 2002

End-December 2001

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

2,96,198

61,035

1,577

396

32,162

6,929

64,391

12,923

84,371

16,084

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

2,80,336

57,777

1,577

396*

31,218

6,728

62,315

12,526

81,600

15,601

(b) Gold

15,814

3,248

—

—

946

201

2,053

392

2,744

477

(c) SDRs

48

10

—

—

–2

—

23

5

27

6

* : 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.