|
Variation over |
Item |
As on Dec. 12, 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 |
12,20,840 |
250,453 |
–938 |
4,596 |
–17,125 |
–59,270 |
1,35,820 |
–24,863 |
1,46,497 |
–22,501 |
(a) Foreign Currency Assets |
11,77,444 |
241,725 |
–946 |
4,577* |
–18,579 |
–57,505 |
1,26,959 |
–24,828 |
1,37,959 |
–22,439 |
(b) Gold |
39,177 |
7,861 |
— |
— |
–947 |
–2,178 |
6,358 |
–467 |
6,026 |
–496 |
(c) SDRs |
13 |
3 |
— |
— |
–61 |
–15 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
(d) Reserve Position in the IMF** |
4,206 |
864 |
8 |
19 |
2,462 |
428 |
2,503 |
432 |
2,512 |
434 |
* : 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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