Item |
As on Dec. 5, 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 |
12,21,778 |
245,857 |
–12,682 |
–1,829 |
–16,187 |
–63,866 |
1,36,758 |
–29,459 |
1,43,489 |
–27,696 |
(a) Foreign Currency Assets |
11,78,390 |
237,148 |
–12,626 |
–1,820* |
–17,633 |
–62,082 |
1,27,905 |
–29,405 |
1,34,971 |
–27,612 |
(b) Gold |
39,177 |
7,861 |
— |
— |
–947 |
–2,178 |
6,358 |
–467 |
6,026 |
–496 |
(c) SDRs |
13 |
3 |
— |
— |
–61 |
–15 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
(d) Reserve Position in the IMF** |
4,198 |
845 |
–56 |
–9 |
2,454 |
409 |
2,495 |
413 |
2,492 |
412 |
* : 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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