Variation over

Item

As on Dec. 15, 2000

Week

End- March 2000

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

1,85,397

39,637

786

160

19,484

1,601

33,454

4,702

35,798

5,248

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,72,501

36,883

786

160*

19,577

1,825

33,367

4,891

36,109

5,536

(b) Gold

12,889

2,752

—

—

-84

-222

98

-187

-300

-286

(c) SDRs

7

2

—

—

-9

-2

-11

-2

-11

-2

*

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.