Variation over

Item

As on April 21, 2000

Week

End- March 2000

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

1,66,796

38,222

-519

-119

883

186

14,853

3,287

27,588

5,630

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,53,787

35,240

-519

-119

863

182

14,653

3,248

27,172

5,616

(b) Gold

12,973

2,974

—

—

—

—

182

35

414

14

(c) SDRs

36

8

—

—

20

4

18

4

2

—

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.