Item |
As on Mar. 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 |
12,84,240 |
248,724 |
11,199 |
1,432 |
46,275 |
-60,999 |
44,079 |
-7,244 |
45,006 |
-57,764 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets |
12,30,557 |
238,157 |
11,174 |
1,430* |
34,534 |
-61,073 |
35,767 |
-8,446 |
31,233 |
-58,339 |
(b) |
Gold |
49,440 |
9,746 |
— |
— |
9,316 |
-293 |
8,330 |
1,261 |
11,286 |
188 |
(c) |
SDRs |
6 |
1 |
— |
— |
-68 |
-17 |
-7 |
-2 |
5 |
1 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
4,237 |
820 |
25 |
2 |
2,493 |
384 |
-11 |
-57 |
2,482 |
386 |
* : 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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