Variation over

Item

As on Apr. 27, 2001

Week

End-March 2001

End-December 2000

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

1,99,817

42,654

–483

–111

2,613

373

12,460

2,577

34,029

4,679

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,87,059

39,919

–483

–111*

2,577

365

12,852

2,655

34,280

4,926

(b) Gold

12,711

2,725

—

—

—

—

–432

–86

–262

–249

(c) SDRs

47

10

—

—

36

8

40

8

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.