|
Variation over |
Item |
As on Nov. 14, 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 |
12,18,263 |
246,349 |
16,502 |
–5,015 |
–19,702 |
–63,374 |
1,33,243 |
–28,967 |
1,51,319 |
–24,799 |
(a) Foreign Currency Assets |
11,74,777 |
237,521 |
16,469 |
–5,006* |
–21,246 |
–61,709 |
1,24,292 |
–29,032 |
1,40,261 |
–25,380 |
(b) Gold |
41,281 |
8,382 |
— |
— |
1,157 |
–1,657 |
8,462 |
54 |
10,569 |
571 |
(c) SDRs |
13 |
3 |
–28 |
–6 |
–61 |
–15 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
(d) Reserve Position in the IMF** |
2,192 |
443 |
61 |
–3 |
448 |
7 |
489 |
11 |
489 |
10 |
* : 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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