Variation over

Item

As on Dec. 22, 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

1,85,895

39,807

498

170

19,982

1,771

33,952

4,872

34,341

4,968

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,72,999

37,053

498

170*

20,075

1,995

33,865

5,061

34,652

5,256

(b) Gold

12,889

2,752

—

—

-84

-222

98

-187

-300

-286

(c) SDRs

7

2

—

—

-9

-2

-11

-2

-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.