Item |
As on Nov. 27, 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 |
13,42,415 |
286,723 |
12,612 |
1,379 |
58,550 |
34,738 |
1,02,254 |
30,755 |
1,07,955 |
39,037 |
(a) Foreign Currency Assets + |
12,28,524 |
262,449 |
8,694 |
571 * |
-1,542 |
21,023 |
33,734 |
15,846 |
37,508 |
23,481 |
(b) Gold $ |
82,181 |
17,500 |
— |
— |
33,388 |
7,923 |
41,071 |
9,015 |
43,004 |
9,639 |
(c) SDRs @ |
24,855 |
5,310 |
325 |
44 |
24,849 |
5,309 |
24,842 |
5,307 |
24,842 |
5,307 |
(d) Reserve Position in the IMF** |
6,855 |
1,464 |
3,593 |
764 |
1,855 |
483 |
2,607 |
587 |
2,601 |
610 |
+ : Excludes Rs.1170 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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