Variation over

As on Sep. 24, 1999

Week

End- March 1999

End- December 1998

Year

Item

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

1,43,554

32,953

-514

-139

5,549

463

15,700

2,897

19,535

3,745

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,31,952

30,285

-514

-139

6,540

763

17,259

3,327

20,507

4,032

(b) Gold

11,563

2,659

-

-

-996

-301

-1,245

-356

-950

-282

(c) SDRs

39

9

-

-

5

1

-314

-74

-22

-5

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.