Item |
Variation over |
As on Dec. 22, 2006 |
Week |
End-March 2006 |
End-December 2005 |
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 |
7,85,931 |
1,76,233 |
1,997 |
714 |
1,09,544 |
24,611 |
1,67,548 |
39,027 |
1,35,022 |
32,183 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets |
7,54,422 |
1,69,191 |
1,995 |
712* |
1,07,095 |
24,083 |
1,63,925 |
38,173 |
1,30,272 |
30,982 |
(b) |
Gold |
29,067 |
6,494 |
— |
— |
3,393 |
739 |
5,297 |
1,220 |
6,441 |
1,569 |
(c) |
SDRs |
4 |
1 |
— |
— |
–8 |
–2 |
–16 |
–4 |
–16 |
–4 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
2,438 |
547 |
2 |
2 |
–936 |
–209 |
–1,658 |
–362 |
–1,675 |
–364 |
* : 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. ** : Reserve Position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), i.e.,Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) which was shown as a memo item from May 23, 2003 to March 26, 2004 has been included in the reserves from the week ended April 2, 2004 in keeping with the international best practice. |
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