Variation over

Item

As on Feb. 23, 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

1,94,533

41,773

526

79

28,620

3,737

7,176

1,696

39,227

6,177

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,81,760

39,021

526

79*

28,836

3,963

7,553

1,757

39,323

6,374

(b) Gold

12,766

2,751

—

—

–207

–223

–377

–60

–87

–194

(c) SDRs

7

1

—

—

–9

–3

—

–1

–9

–3

* : 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.