Variation over

As on July 2, 1999

Week

End- March 1999

End- December 1998

Year

Item

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

1,43,187

33,009

-608

-167

5,182

519

15,333

2,953

28,141

5,943

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,31,454

30,303

-89

-13

6,042

781

16,761

3,345

29,274

6,266

(b) Gold

11,732

2,706

-519

-154

-827

-254

-1,076

-309

-1,094

-314

(c) SDRs

1

—

—

—

-33

-8

-352

-83

-39

-9

Note :

1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of revaluation of non-US currencies held in reserves.

2. For details regarding conversion to US dollar a reference may be made to the relevant Table in the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.