(US$ Million)

Merchant

Inter-bank

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

FCY / INR

FCY / FCY

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9

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13

Purchases

Aug.

5, 2002

320

70

36

9

13

10

493

1063

29

354

67

2

Aug.

6, 2002

326

153

39

20

48

13

773

1494

64

438

106

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Aug.

7, 2002

297

97

56

8

69

21

592

1021

62

349

135

1

Aug.

8, 2002

345

111

21

16

17

7

429

1061

76

500

106

1

Aug.

9, 2002

339

105

19

35

11

18

523

920

52

451

134

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Sales

Aug.

5, 2002

311

65

42

9

16

8

560

1182

37

351

75

—

Aug.

6, 2002

312

161

88

18

57

14

715

1587

44

434

118

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Aug.

7, 2002

334

82

69

54

21

18

594

1130

22

366

86

2

Aug.

8, 2002

308

172

37

16

11

7

412

1052

34

521

105

1

Aug.

9, 2002

289

98

38

33

11

15

497

969

37

451

137

3

FCY : Foreign Currency.
INR : Indian Rupees.
Note : Data relate to sales and purchases of foreign exchange on account of merchant and inter-bank transactions.