Item |
As on Jul. 31, 2009 |
Variation over |
Week |
End-
March 2009 |
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 |
13,08,220 |
271,641 |
13,533 |
3,930 |
24,355 |
19,656 |
68,059 |
15,673 |
13,809 |
–33,833 |
(a) Foreign Currency Assets + |
12,55,197 |
260,631 |
13,489 |
3,974* |
25,131 |
19,205 |
60,407 |
14,028 |
4,368 |
–34,585 |
(b) Gold |
46,576 |
9,671 |
–338 |
–129 |
–2,217 |
94 |
5,466 |
1,186 |
5,210 |
–64 |
(c) SDRs |
3 |
1 |
— |
— |
–3 |
— |
–10 |
–2 |
–44 |
–10 |
(d) Reserve Position in the IMF** |
6,444 |
1,338 |
382 |
85 |
1,444 |
357 |
2,196 |
461 |
4,275 |
826 |
+ : Excludes Rs.1204 crore /US$ 250 million invested in foreign currency denominated bonds issued by IIFC (UK).
* : 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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