Variation over

Item

As on Aug. 16, 2002

Week

End-March 2002

End-December 2001

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

2,94,621

60,639

2,447

609

30,585

6,533

62,814

12,527

84,457

16,049

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

2,78,759

57,381

2,462

612*

29,641

6,332

60,738

12,130

81,686

15,566

(b) Gold

15,814

3,248

—

—

946

201

2,053

392

2,744

477

(c) SDRs

48

10

–15

–3

–2

—

23

5

27

6

*: 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.