|
Item
|
As on Dec. 8, 2006
|
Variation over
|
|
Week
|
End-March 2006
|
End-December 2005
|
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
|
7,84,108
|
1,75,444
|
142
|
–45
|
1,07,721
|
23,822
|
1,65,725
|
38,238
|
1,18,938
|
31,501
|
|
(a)
|
Foreign Currency Assets
|
7,52,582
|
1,68,400
|
138
|
–45*
|
1,05,255
|
23,292
|
1,62,085
|
37,382
|
1,15,790
|
30,626
|
|
(b)
|
Gold
|
29,067
|
6,494
|
—
|
—
|
3,393
|
739
|
5,297
|
1,220
|
6,441
|
1,569
|
|
(c)
|
SDRs
|
4
|
1
|
—
|
—
|
–8
|
–2
|
–16
|
–4
|
–17
|
–3
|
|
(d)
|
Reserve Position in the IMF**
|
2,455
|
549
|
4
|
—
|
–919
|
–207
|
–1,641
|
–360
|
–3,276
|
–691
|
|
* : 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.
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