Variation over

Item

As on Aug. 4, 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

1,62,716

35,874

289

-322

-3,197

-2,162

10,773

939

17,590

2,464

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,49,525

32,942

309

-298*

-3,399

-2,116

10,391

950

15,927

2,194

(b) Gold

13,153

2,924

-20

-24

180

-50

362

-15

1,662

270

(c) SDRs

38

8

—

—

22

4

20

4

1

—

*

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.