Variation over

As on Apr. 16, 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

1,39,220

32,581

-44

-66

1,215

91

11,366

2,525

22,357

3,111

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,26,627

29,613

-44

-66

1,215

91

11,934

2,655

21,846

3,202

(b) Gold

12,559

2,960

—

—

—

—

-249

-55

481

-98

(c) SDRs

34

8

—

—

—

—

-319

-75

30

7

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.