Variation over

As on August 13, 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

1,43,875

33,115

-1,251

-295

5,870

625

16,021

3,059

29,612

6,507

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,32,335

30,450

-1,263

-298

6,923

928

17,642

3,492

31,142

6,912

(b) Gold

11,491

2,654

-

-

-1,068

-306

-1,317

-361

-1,410

-377

(c) SDRs

49

11

12

3

15

3

-304

-72

-120

-28

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.