Variation over

Item

As on Jan. 5, 2001

Week

End-March 2000

End-December 2000

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

1,87,807

40,181

746

173

21,894

2,145

450

104

35,025

5,068

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,74,657

37,368

492

114*

21,733

2,310

450

104

34,684

5,198

(b) Gold

13,143

2,811

254

59

170

–163

—

—

352

–128

(c) SDRs

7

2

—

—

–9

–2

—

—

–11

–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.