Item |
As on Dec. 18, 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 |
13,28,189 |
283,643 |
-1,012 |
-2,099 |
44,324 |
31,658 |
88,028 |
27,675 |
1,29,950 |
29,591 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets + |
12,12,715 |
258,851 |
-834 |
-2,015 * |
-17,351 |
17,425 |
17,925 |
12,248 |
57,807 |
13,543 |
(b) |
Gold $ |
84,508 |
18,182 |
— |
— |
35,715 |
8,605 |
43,398 |
9,697 |
45,331 |
10,321 |
(c) |
SDRs @ |
24,272 |
5,181 |
-139 |
–66 |
24,266 |
5,180 |
24,259 |
5,178 |
24,259 |
5,178 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
6,694 |
1,429 |
-39 |
-18 |
1,694 |
448 |
2,446 |
552 |
2,553 |
549 |
+ : 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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