Item |
As on Mar. 20, 2009 |
Variation over |
Week |
End-March 2008 |
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 |
12,73,257 |
253,826 |
-10,983 |
5,102 |
35,292 |
-55,897 |
33,096 |
-2,142 |
41,425 |
-50,831 |
(a) |
Foreign Currency Assets + |
12,19,596 |
243,238 |
-10,961 |
5,081 * |
23,573 |
-55,992 |
24,806 |
-3,365 |
27,740 |
-51,411 |
(b) |
Gold |
49,440 |
9,746 |
— |
— |
9,316 |
-293 |
8,330 |
1,261 |
11,286 |
188 |
(c) |
SDRs |
6 |
1 |
— |
— |
-68 |
-17 |
-7 |
-2 |
-68 |
-17 |
(d) |
Reserve Position in the IMF** |
4,215 |
841 |
-22 |
21 |
2,471 |
405 |
-33 |
-36 |
2,467 |
409 |
+ : Excludes US$ 250 million /Rs.1254 crore 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. |
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