Variation over

As on Dec. 3, 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

1,48,815

34,288

161

31

10,810

1,798

20,961

4,232

22,590

4,605

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,35,608

31,246

937

209

10,196

1,724

20,915

4,288

22,719

4,692

(b) Gold

13,189

3,038

-776

-178

630

78

381

23

226

-3

(c) SDRs

18

4

—

—

-16

-4

-335

-79

-355

-84

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.