Variation over

Item

As on Jan. 17, 2003

Week

End-March2002

End-December 2002

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

3,47,114

72,400

4,908

1,053

83,078

18,294

8,765

1,955

1,09,437

23,175

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

3,30,539

68,949

4,908

1,053*

81,421

17,900

8,765

1,955

1,06,648

22,585

(b) Gold

16,542

3,444

—

—

1,674

397

—

—

2,781

588

(c) SDRs

33

7

—

—

–17

–3

—

—

8

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.