Variation over

Item

As on Oct. 13, 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

1,62,437

35,042

-503

-298

-3,476

-2,994

10,494

107

18,687

1,961

of which :

*

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,49,372

32,206

-503

-298

-3,552

-2,852

10,238

214

17,477

1,843

(b) Gold

13,057

2,834

—

—

84

-140

266

-105

1,207

117

(c) SDRs

8

2

—

—

-8

-2

-10

-2

3

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.