Item |
As on Dec. 11, 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 |
13,29,201 |
285,742 |
-318 |
-1,632 |
45,336 |
33,757 |
89,040 |
29,774 |
1,08,361 |
35,289 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets + |
12,13,549 |
260,866 |
-174 |
-1,561 * |
-16,517 |
19,440 |
18,759 |
14,263 |
36,105 |
19,141 |
(b) |
Gold $ |
84,508 |
18,182 |
— |
— |
35,715 |
8,605 |
43,398 |
9,697 |
45,331 |
10,321 |
(c) |
SDRs @ |
24,411 |
5,247 |
-113 |
-56 |
24,405 |
5,246 |
24,398 |
5,244 |
24,398 |
5,244 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
6,733 |
1,447 |
-31 |
-15 |
1,733 |
466 |
2,485 |
570 |
2,527 |
583 |
+ : Excludes Rs.1163 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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