Variation over

Item

As on Dec. 27, 2002

Week

End-March 2002

End-December 2001

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

3,37,683

70,291

3,625

783

73,647

16,185

1,05,876

22,179

1,05,530

22,246

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

3,21,708

66,981

3,625

783*

72,590

15,932

1,03,687

21,730

1,03,316

21,803

(b) Gold

15,942

3,303

—

—

1,074

256

2,181

447

2,206

441

(c) SDRs

33

7

—

—

–17

–3

8

2

8

2

* : 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.