Variation over

Item

As on Sep. 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

1,62,869

35,362

1,502

101

-3,044

-2,674

10,926

427

19,314

2,409

of which :

*

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,49,898

32,530

1,502

101

-3,026

-2,528

10,764

538

17,946

2,245

(b) Gold

12,963

2,830

—

—

-10

-144

172

-109

1,400

171

(c) SDRs

8

2

—

—

-8

-2

-10

-2

-32

-7

*

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.