* : 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.