Variation over

Item

As on March 3, 2000

Week

End- March 1999

End- December 1999

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

1,56,922

36,006

1,616

411

18,917

3,516

4,979

1,071

25,753

5,162

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,43,370

32,898

933

252

17,958

3,376

4,236

906

24,859

5,033

(b) Gold

13,537

3,104

684

159

978

144

746

165

913

133

(c) SDRs

16

4

—

—

-18

-4

-3

—

-18

-4

Note:

1. Foreign currency assets expressed in US dollar terms include the effect of revaluation of non-US currencies held in reserves.

2. For details regarding conversion to US dollar a reference may be made to the relevant Table in the Current Statistics section of the RBI Bulletin.