Variation over

Item

As on Dec. 7, 2001

Week

End-March 2001

End-December 2000

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

2,25,417

47,109

387

218

28,213

4,828

38,060

7,032

40,806

7,632

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

2,11,656

44,242

387

218*

27,174

4,688

37,449

6,978

39,941

7,519

(b) Gold

13,736

2,862

—

—

1,025

137

593

51

847

110

(c) SDRs

25

5

—

—

14

3

18

3

18

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.