Variation over

Item

As on Mar. 16, 2001

Week

End-March 2000

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

1,96,923

42,198

1,229

146

31,010

4,162

9,566

2,121

36,090

5,295

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,84,279

39,486

1,229

146*

31,355

4,428

10,072

2,222

36,999

5,691

(b) Gold

12,637

2,711

—

—

–336

–263

–506

–100

–900

–393

(c) SDRs

7

1

—

—

–9

–3

—

–1

–9

–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.