Variation over

Item

As on May 19, 2000

Week

End- March 2000

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

1,64,444

37,412

-749

-218

-1,469

-624

12,501

2,477

21,453

3,969

of which :

*

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,51,797

34,515

-723

-212

-1,127

-543

12,663

2,523

21,307

3,991

(b) Gold

12,639

2,895

—

—

-334

-79

-152

-44

139

-24

(c) SDRs

8

2

-26

-6

-8

-2

-10

-2

7

2

*

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.