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Variation over |
Item |
As on Apr. 25, 2008 |
Week |
End-March 2008 |
End-December 2007 |
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 |
12,56,906 |
312,871 |
4,620 |
–663 |
18,941 |
3,148 |
1,71,886 |
37,555 |
4,16,813 |
108,736 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets |
12,14,755 |
302,328 |
4,622 |
–660* |
18,732 |
3,098 |
1,64,270 |
35,775 |
4,06,182 |
105,451 |
(b) |
Gold |
40,124 |
10,039 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7,305 |
1,711 |
10,551 |
3,255 |
(c) |
SDRs |
73 |
18 |
–1 |
— |
–1 |
— |
60 |
15 |
28 |
7 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
1,954 |
486 |
–1 |
–3 |
210 |
50 |
251 |
54 |
52 |
23 |
* : 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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