Variation over

Item

As on Aug. 31, 2001

Week

End-March 2001

End-December 2000

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

2,13,865

45,358

2,038

406

16,661

3,077

26,508

5,281

50,731

9,739

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

2,00,561

42,537

1,825

360*

16,079

2,983

26,354

5,273

50,398

9,750

(b) Gold

13,283

2,817

213

46

572

92

140

6

320

-13

(c) SDRs

21

4

-

-

10

2

14

2

13

2

*

: 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.