Variation over

Item

As on May 12, 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

1,65,193

37,630

525

-102

-720

-406

13,250

2,695

22,998

4,380

of which :

1

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,52,520

34,727

526

-102

-404

-331

13,386

2,735

22,826

4,396

(b) Gold

12,639

2,895

—

—

-334

-79

-152

-44

139

-24

(c) SDRs

34

8

-1

—

18

4

16

4

33

8

Note: 1. 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.