Variation over

Item

As on Dec. 6, 2002

Week

End-March 2002

End-December 2001

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

3,27,040

67,753

3,948

828

63,004

13,647

95,233

19,641

1,01,623

20,644

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

3,11,066

64,443

3,875

803*

61,948

13,394

93,045

19,192

99,410

20,201

(b) Gold

15,942

3,303

73

25

1,074

256

2,181

447

2,206

441

(c) SDRs

32

7

—

—

–18

–3

7

2

7

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.