Item |
As on Nov. 6, 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 |
13,36,559 |
285,414 |
1,057 |
1,023 |
52,694 |
33,429 |
96,398 |
29,446 |
1,34,798 |
34,050 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets + |
12,26,485 |
261,957 |
-26,255 |
-4,811* |
-3,581 |
20,531 |
31,695 |
15,354 |
68,177 |
19,430 |
(b) |
Gold $ |
82,181 |
17,500 |
31,463 |
6,700 |
33,388 |
7,923 |
41,071 |
9,015 |
40,900 |
9,118 |
(c) |
SDRs @ |
24,619 |
5,258 |
1 |
16 |
24,613 |
5,257 |
24,606 |
5,255 |
24,578 |
5,249 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
3,274 |
699 |
-4,152 |
-882 |
-1,726 |
-282 |
-974 |
-178 |
1,143 |
253 |
+ : Excludes Rs.1171 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.
@ : Includes SDR 3,082.5 million (equivalent to US$ 4,883 million) allocated under general allocation and SDR 214.6 million (equivalent to US $ 340 million) allocated
under special allocation by IMF done on August 28, 2009 and September 9, 2009, respectively.
$ : Includes Rs.31,463 crore (USD 6,699 million) reflecting the purchase of 200 metric tonnes of gold from IMF on November 3, 2009. |
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