Item |
As on Aug. 8, 2008 |
Variation over |
Week |
End-March |
2008 |
End-December 2007 |
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 |
12,66,326 |
300,010 |
–28,085 |
–5,464 |
28,361 |
–9,714 |
1,81,306 |
24,694 |
3,35,160 |
71,014 |
(a) Foreign Currency Assets |
12,22,789 |
289,760 |
–28,040 |
–5,456* |
26,766 |
–9,470 |
1,72,304 |
23,207 |
3,21,327 |
68,107 |
(b) Gold |
41,366 |
9,735 |
— |
— |
1,242 |
–304 |
8,547 |
1,407 |
13,516 |
2,848 |
(c) SDRs |
46 |
11 |
–1 |
— |
–28 |
–8 |
33 |
8 |
42 |
10 |
(d) Reserve Position in the IMF** |
2,125 |
504 |
–44 |
–8 |
381 |
68 |
422 |
72 |
275 |
49 |
* :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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