|
Variation over |
Item |
As on Dec. 19, 2008 |
Week |
End-March
2008 |
End-December 2007 |
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 |
11,98,239 |
254,052 |
–22,601 |
3,599 |
–39,726 |
–55,671 |
1,13,219 |
–21,264 |
1,18,996 |
–18,670 |
(a) Foreign Currency Assets |
11,54,908 |
245,308 |
–22,536 |
3,583* |
–41,115 |
–53,922 |
1,04,423 |
–21,245 |
1,10,522 |
–18,626 |
(b) Gold |
39,177 |
7,861 |
— |
— |
–947 |
–2,178 |
6,358 |
–467 |
6,026 |
–496 |
(c) SDRs |
13 |
3 |
— |
— |
–61 |
–15 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
(d) Reserve Position in the IMF** |
4,141 |
880 |
–65 |
16 |
2,397 |
444 |
2,438 |
448 |
2,448 |
452 |
* : 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.
** : Reserve Position in the International Monetary Fund (IMF), i.e., Reserve Tranche Position (RTP) which was shown as a memo item from May 23, 2003 to March 26, 2004 has been included in the reserves from the week ended April 2, 2004 in keeping with the international best practice. |
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