Variation over

Item

As on Mar. 28, 2008

Week

End-March
2007

End-December 2007

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

12,39,558

309,161

7,726

4,504

3,71,336

109,982

1,54,538

33,845

3,71,336

109,982

(a)

Foreign Currency Assets

11,99,579

299,147

7,723

4,498*

3,62,982

107,223

1,49,094

32,594

3,62,982

107,223

(b)

Gold

38,154

9,558

—

—

8,581

2,774

5,335

1,230

8,581

2,774

(c)

SDRs

74

19

—

1

66

17

61

16

66

17

(d)

Reserve Position in the IMF**

1,751

437

3

5

–293

–32

48

5

–293

–32

* : 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.
** : Reserve Position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), i.e.,
Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) which was shown as a memo item from May 23, 2003 to March 26, 2004
has been included in the reserves from the week ended April 2, 2004 in keeping with the international best practice.