Variation over

Item

As on March 16, 2000

Week

End-March 1999

End-December 1999

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

1,60,833

36,903

1,581

370

22,828

4,413

8,890

1,968

28,390

5,668

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,47,280

33,795

1,581

370

21,868

4,273

8,146

1,803

27,495

5,539

(b) Gold

13,537

3,104

—

—

978

144

746

165

913

133

(c) SDRs

16

4

—

—

-18

-4

-2

—

-18

-4

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.