Item |
As on Feb. 20, 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 |
12,43,154 |
249,527 |
26,387 |
-165 |
5,189 |
-60,196 |
2,993 |
-6,441 |
65,843 |
-45,083 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets |
11,95,508 |
239,821 |
26,338 |
-156* |
-515 |
-59,409 |
718 |
-6,782 |
56,120 |
-45,168 |
(b) |
Gold |
43,549 |
8,884 |
— |
— |
3,425 |
-1,155 |
2,439 |
399 |
7,313 |
-315 |
(c) |
SDRs |
6 |
1 |
— |
— |
-68 |
-17 |
-7 |
-2 |
5 |
1 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
4,091 |
821 |
49 |
-9 |
2,347 |
385 |
-157 |
-56 |
2,405 |
399 |
* : 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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