As on July 23, 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

1,44,107

33,306

1,563

355

6,102

816

16,253

3,250

28,731

6,184

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,32,339

30,592

1,528

347

6,927

1,070

17,646

3,634

29,828

6,499

(b) Gold

11,732

2,706

—

—

-827

-254

-1,076

-309

-1,094

-314

(c) SDRs

36

8

35

8

2

—

-317

-75

-3

-1

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.