Variation over

Item

As on Nov. 23, 2001

Week

End-March 2001

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

2,23,997

46,631

868

162

26,793

4,350

36,640

6,554

44,548

8,340

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

2,09,883

43,689

868

162*

25,401

4,135

35,676

6,425

43,545

8,200

(b) Gold

14,089

2,937

-

-

1,378

212

946

126

985

137

(c) SDRs

25

5

-

-

14

3

18

3

18

3

* : 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.