Variation over

Item

As on March 10, 2000

Week

End- March 1999

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

1,59,252

36,533

2,330

527

21,247

4,043

7,309

1,598

28,079

5,613

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,45,699

33,425

2,330

527

20,287

3,903

6,565

1,433

27,184

5,484

(b) Gold

13,537

3,104

-

-

978

144

746

165

913

133

(c) SDRs

16

4

-

-

-18

-4

-2

-

-18

-4

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.