Variation over

Item

As on Jul. 21, 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

1,63,258

36,285

-250

-287

-2,655

-1,751

11,315

1,350

19,151

2,979

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,50,048

33,329

-250

-287*

-2,876

-1,729

10,914

1,337

17,709

2,737

(b) Gold

13,173

2,948

—

—

200

-26

382

9

1,441

242

(c) SDRs

37

8

—

—

21

4

19

4

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.