Item

As on Dec. 4, 2009

Variation over

Week

End-March 2009

End-December 2008

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

13,29,519

287,374

-12,896

651

45,654

35,389

89,358

31,406

1,07,741

41,517

(a)

Foreign Currency Assets +

12,13,723

262,427

-14,801

-22 *

-16,343

21,001

18,933

15,824

35,333

25,279

(b)

Gold $

84,508

18,182

2,327

682

35,715

8,605

43,398

9,697

45,331

10,321

(c)

SDRs @

24,524

5,303

-331

-7

24,518

5,302

24,511

5,300

24,511

5,300

(d)

Reserve Position in the IMF**

6,764

1,462

-91

-2

1,764

481

2,516

585

2,566

617

+  : Excludes Rs.1156 crore /US$ 250 million invested in foreign currency denominated bonds issued by IIFC (UK).
*    : 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.
** : Reserve Position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), i.e., Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) which was shown as a memo item from May 23, 2003 to March 26, 2004 has been included in the reserves from the week ended April 2, 2004 in keeping with the international best practice.
@ : Includes SDR 3,082.5 million (equivalent to US$ 4,883 million) allocated under general allocation and SDR 214.6 million (equivalent to US $ 340 million) allocated under special allocation by IMF done on August 28, 2009 and September 9, 2009, respectively.
$    : Includes Rs.31,463 crore (USD 6,699 million) reflecting the purchase of 200 metric tonnes of gold from IMF on November 3, 2009.