Variation over

Item

As on May 5, 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

1,64,668

37,732

-1,120

-243

-1,245

-304

12,725

2,797

23,819

4,790

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,51,994

34,829

-785

-164

-930

-229

12,860

2,837

23,657

4,809

(b) Gold

12,639

2,895

-334

-79

-334

-79

-152

-44

139

-24

(c) SDRs

35

8

-1

—

19

4

17

4

23

5

Note: 1.

Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of revaluation of non-US currencies held in reserves.

2.

For details regarding conversion to US dollar a reference may be made to the relevant Table in the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.