|
|
Variation over |
Item |
As on May 2, 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 |
12,70,134 |
312,500 |
13,228 |
–371 |
32,169 |
2,777 |
1,85,114 |
37,184 |
4,35,467 |
108,491 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets |
12,29,973 |
302,576 |
15,218 |
248* |
33,950 |
3,346 |
1,79,488 |
36,023 |
4,26,289 |
106,076 |
(b) |
Gold |
38,141 |
9,427 |
–1,983 |
–612 |
–1,983 |
–612 |
5,322 |
1,099 |
9,090 |
2,391 |
(c) |
SDRs |
74 |
18 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
61 |
15 |
30 |
7 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
1,946 |
479 |
–8 |
–7 |
202 |
43 |
243 |
47 |
58 |
17 |
* : 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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