As on June 4, 1999

Week

End- March 1999

End- December 1998

Year

Item

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

1,43,533

33,433

-575

-99

5,528

943

15,679

3,377

24,700

4,954

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,31,281

30,573

-326

-40

5,869

1,051

16,588

3,615

26,019

5,363

(b) Gold

12,251

2,860

-249

-59

-308

-100

-557

-155

-605

-238

(c) SDRs

1

-

-

-

-33

-8

-352

-83

-714

-171

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.