Variation over

Item

As on Oct. 18, 2002

Week

End-March 2002

End-December 2001

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

3,10,093

64,058

1,098

126

46,057

9,952

78,286

15,946

93,310

18,921

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

2,94,082

60,748

1,098

126*

44,964

9,699

76,061

15,497

91,343

18,546

(b) Gold

15,964

3,300

—

—

1,096

253

2,203

444

1,966

375

(c) SDRs

47

10

—

—

–3

—

22

5

1

—

* : 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.