Variation over

Item

As on Dec. 13, 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

3,29,747

68,435

2,707

682

65,711

14,329

97,940

20,323

1,00,714

20,598

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

3,13,772

65,125

2,706

682*

64,654

14,076

95,751

19,874

98,500

20,155

(b) Gold

15,942

3,303

—

—

1,074

256

2,181

447

2,206

441

(c) SDRs

33

7

1

—

–17

–3

8

2

8

2

* : 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.