Variation over

As on Jan. 15, 1999

Week

End- March 1998

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

1,29,147

30,458

1,353

350

13,242

1,091

1,293

402

21,407

3,709

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,16,308

27,436

1,353

350

13,801

1,461

1,615

478

21,600

4,005

(b) Gold

12,808

3,015

—

—

-586

-376

—

—

-205

-298

(c) SDRs

31

7

—

—

27

6

-322

-76

12

2

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 $ a reference may be made to the relevant Table in Current Statistics Section of the RBI Bulletin