Variation over

Item

As on Dec. 30, 2005

Week

End-March2005

End-December 2004

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

6,18,383

1,37,206

–32,526

–6,844

–733

–4,308

46,705

6,028

46,705

6,028

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

5,90,497

1,31,018

–33,653

–7,191*

–2,624

–4,553

45,031

5,854

45,031

5,854

(b) Gold

23,770

5,274

1,144

349

4,084

774

3,801

692

3,801

692

(c) SDRs

20

5

—

—

—

—

–2

—

–2

—

(d) Reserve Position in the IMF**

4,096

909

–17

–2

–2,193

–529

–2,125

–518

–2,125

–518

*: 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.