Variation over

As on Oct. 1, 1999

Week

End- March 1999

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

1,43,195

32,849

-359

-104

5,190

359

15,341

2,793

19,079

3,667

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,31,340

30,131

-612

-154

5,928

609

16,647

3,173

19,963

3,947

(b) Gold

11,850

2,717

287

58

-709

-243

-958

-298

-828

-267

(c) SDRs

5

1

-34

-8

-29

-7

-348

-82

-56

-13

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.