Variation over

As on June 18, 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

1,43,555

33,289

-587

-200

5,550

799

15,701

3,233

27,484

5,748

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,31,303

30,429

-587

-200

5,891

907

16,610

3,471

28,594

6,106

(b) Gold

12,251

2,860

—

—

-308

-100

-557

-155

-605

-238

(c) SDRs

1

—

—

—

-33

-8

-352

-83

-505

-120

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.