|
Variation over |
Item |
As on
Sep. 26, 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 |
13,52,622 |
2,91,819 |
2,409 |
–153 |
1,14,657 |
–17,904 |
2,67,602 |
16,503 |
3,68,018 |
44,057 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets |
13,12,352 |
2,82,652 |
2,373 |
–159* |
1,16,329 |
–16,578 |
2,61,867 |
16,099 |
3,58,771 |
42,697 |
(b) |
Gold |
38,064 |
8,692 |
— |
— |
–2,060 |
–1,347 |
5,245 |
364 |
8,789 |
1,325 |
(c) |
SDRs |
17 |
4 |
— |
— |
–57 |
–14 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
2,189 |
471 |
36 |
6 |
445 |
35 |
486 |
39 |
449 |
33 |
* : 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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