Variation over

Item

As on Mar. 30, 2001

Week

End-March 2000

End-December 2000

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

1,97,076

42,256

1,076

256

31,163

4,220

9,719

2,179

31,163

4,220

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,84,428

39,543

1,076

256*

31,504

4,485

10,221

2,279

31,504

4,485

(b) Gold

12,637

2,711

-

-

-336

- 263

-506

-100

-336

- 263

(c) SDRs

11

2

-

-

-5

-2

4

-

- 5

- 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.