Variation over

Item

As on Aug. 11, 2000

Week

End- March 2000

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

1,63,583

35,676

867

-198

-2,330

-2,360

11,640

741

19,708

2,561

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,50,376

32,740

851

-202*

-2,548

-2,318

11,242

748

18,041

2,290

(b) Gold

13,153

2,924

—

—

180

-50

362

-15

1,662

270

(c) SDRs

54

12

16

4

38

8

36

8

5

1

* 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.