Variation over

Item

As on March 24, 2000

Week

End- March 1999

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

1,63,645

37,533

2,812

630

25,640

5,043

11,702

2,598

29,871

5,947

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,50,092

34,425

2,812

630

24,680

4,903

10,958

2,433

28,976

5,818

(b) Gold

13,537

3,104

—

—

978

144

746

165

913

133

(c) SDRs

16

4

—

—

-18

-4

-2

—

-18

-4

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.