Variation over

As on Nov. 12, 1999

Week

End- March 1999

End- December 1998

Year

Item

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

1,46,631

33,785

88

42

8,626

1,295

18,777

3,729

21,310

4,180

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,32,641

30,563

110

47

7,229

1,041

17,948

3,605

20,703

4,117

(b) Gold

13,965

3,216

—

—

1,406

256

1,157

201

993

154

(c) SDRs

24

6

-23

-5

-10

-2

-329

-77

-387

-91

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.