Variation over

Item

Ason Oct. 20, 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

1,61,470

34,861

-967

-181

-4,443

-3,175

9,527

-74

17,832

1,792

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,48,375

32,019

-997

-187*

-4,549

-3,039

9,241

27

16,635

1,678

(b) Gold

13,057

2,834

-

-

84

-140

266

-105

1,207

117

(c) SDRs

38

8

30

6

22

4

20

4

-10

-3

*

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