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|
Variation over |
Item |
As on Jan.
16, 2009 |
Week |
End-March |
2008 |
End-December 2008 |
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 |
12,29,599 |
252,178 |
–16,282 |
–2,581 |
–8,366 |
–57,545 |
–10,562 |
–3,790 |
1,10,690 |
–32,720 |
(a) Foreign Currency Assets |
11,84,367 |
242,847 |
–16,213 |
–2,570* |
–11,656 |
–56,383 |
–10,423 |
–3,756 |
99,990 |
–33,287 |
(b) Gold |
41,110 |
8,485 |
— |
— |
986 |
–1,554 |
— |
— |
8,291 |
157 |
(c) SDRs |
13 |
3 |
— |
— |
–61 |
–15 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
(d) Reserve Position in the IMF** |
4,109 |
843 |
–69 |
–11 |
2,365 |
407 |
–139 |
–34 |
2,409 |
410 |
* : 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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