Variation over

Item

As on Feb. 25, 2000

Week

End- March 1999

End- December 1999

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

1,55,306

35,595

1,819

402

17,301

3,105

3,363

660

24,592

4,839

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,42,437

32,646

1,819

402

17,025

3,124

3,303

654

24,375

4,867

(b) Gold

12,853

2,945

—

—

294

-15

62

6

235

-24

(c) SDRs

16

4

—

—

-18

-4

--2

—

-18

-4

Note: 1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of revaluation of non-US currencies held in reserves.

2. For details regarding conversion to US dollar a reference may be made to the relevant Table in the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.