Variation over

Item

As on Aug. 30, 2002

Week

End-March2002

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

2,98,468

61,515

2,270

480

34,432

7,409

66,661

13,403

84,603

16,157

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

2,82,606

58,257

2,270

480*

33,488

7,208

64,585

13,006

82,045

15,720

(b) Gold

15,814

3,248

—

—

946

201

2,053

392

2,531

431

(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.