Item |
As on Feb. 13, 2009 |
Variation over |
Week |
End-March 2008 |
End-December 2008 |
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 |
12,16,767 |
249,692 |
-9,209 |
-1,840 |
-21,198 |
-60,031 |
-23,394 |
-6,276 |
55,544 |
-43,164 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets |
11,69,170 |
239,977 |
-9,200 |
-1,839* |
-26,853 |
-59,253 |
-25,620 |
-6,626 |
45,848 |
-43,261 |
(b) |
Gold |
43,549 |
8,884 |
— |
— |
3,425 |
-1,155 |
2,439 |
399 |
7,313 |
-315 |
(c) |
SDRs |
6 |
1 |
-9 |
-2 |
-68 |
-17 |
-7 |
-2 |
5 |
1 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
4,042 |
830 |
— |
1 |
2,298 |
394 |
-206 |
-47 |
2,378 |
411 |
* : 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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