Variation over

Item

As on Jan. 28, 2000

Week

End- March 1999

End- December 1999

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

1,52,068

34,876

-1,184

-294

14,063

2,386

125

-59

22,543

4,385

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,39,235

31,927

-1,184

-294

13,823

2,405

101

-65

22,720

4,498

(b) Gold

12,791

2,939

—

—

232

-21

—

—

-17

-76

(c) SDRs

42

10

—

—

8

2

24

6

-160

-37

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.