Variation over

Item

As on Apr. 12, 2001

Week

End-March 2001

End-December 2000

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

2,00,258

42,722

1,192

33

3,054

441

12,901

2,645

32,943

4,381

of which :

(a) Foreign Currency Assets

1,87,501

39,987

1,157

25*

3,019

433

13,294

2,723

33,195

4,628

(b) Gold

12,711

2,725

—

—

—

—

–432

–86

–262

–249

(c) SDRs

46

10

35

8

35

8

39

8

10

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.