Variation over

As on Oct. 8, 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

1,42,516

32,769

-679

-80

4,511

279

14,662

2,713

17,579

3,304

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,30,661

30,051

-679

-80

5,249

529

15,968

3,093

18,464

3,585

(b) Gold

11,850

2,717

-

-

-709

-243

-958

-298

-828

-267

(c) SDRs

5

1

-

-

-29

-7

-348

-82

-57

-14

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.