(Rs. crore) Item 2006   2007 Variation   Jan. 6 Dec. 29 Jan. 5# Week Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 Notes issued 4,02,747 4,69,129 4,73,026 3,897 70,279 Notes in circulation 4,02,732 4,69,112 4,73,004 3,892 70,272 Notes held in Banking Department 15 17 22 4 7 Deposits           Central Government 4,812 45,682 26,219 –19,463 21,407 Market Stabilisation Scheme 42,712 37,314 38,245 932 –4,467 State Governments 41 41 41 — — Scheduled Commercial Banks

(Rs. crore) Item As on Jan. 5, 2007 Variation over Week End-March 2006 End-December 2006 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 7,82,223 1,76,585 –1,759 –666 1,05,836 24,963 –1,759 –666 1,59,664 37,233 (a) Foreign Currency Assets 7,50,983 1,69,522 –1,755 –665 * 1,03,656 24,414 –1,755 –665 1,56,317 36,368 (b) Gold 28,824 6,517 — — 3,150 762 — — 5,054 1,243 (c) SDRs 4 1 — — –8

(Rs. crore) Item Outstanding  as on 2006 Dec. 29# Variation over Month Financial year so far Year-on-year 2005-2006 2006-2007 2005 2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Liabilities to the Banking System             Demand and time deposits from Banks 31,913 –1,803 –8,572 –5,165 –831 –3,022 Borrowings from Banks(1) 38,968 6,235 –4,395 9,771 –1,448 10,198 Other demand and time liabilities(2) 8,373 –559 2,102 –518 368 2,090 Liabilities to Others   &n

(per cent per annum) Item / week ended 2005 2006 Dec. 30 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cash Reserve Ratio (per cent)(1) 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.25 Bank Rate 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 I.D.B.I.(2) 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 10.25 Prime Lending Rate(3) 10.25-10.75 11.00-11.50 11.00-11.50 11.00-11.50 11.00-11.50 11.00-11.50 11.00-11.50 Deposit Rate(4) 5.50-6.50 6.75-8.00 6.75-8.00 6.75-8.00 7.00-8.00 7.00-8.00 7.00

19981999ItemAs on FridayJul. 17Jun. 18Jun. 25Jul. 2Jul. 9Jul. 1612345678Standard GoldOpening4,2904,0604,1204,1504,0754,020(Rs. per 10 grams) Closing4,2804,1004,1204,1504,0754,020 Silver (999.0 fineness)Opening7,9757,8457,9658,1258,0357,870(Rs. per kilogram) Closing7,9757,8607,9408,1458,0307,915Note : In case Friday is a holiday, prices relate to the preceding working day.Source : Bombay Bullion Association Ltd.

(Rs. crore) Item 2006 - 2007 2005 - 2006 Outstanding as on Variation Outstanding as on Variation 2006 (3) - (2) 2005 (6) - (5) Mar. 31 Dec. 22   Apr. 1 Dec. 23   1         2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Bank Credit   15,07,077 17,33,679 2,26,602 11,52,210 13,39,096 1,86,887               (15.0)     (16.2)   A.   Food Credit   40,691 41,629 938 40,016 41,013 997   B.   Non-Food Cre

Foreign Currency 2007 Annual appreciation (+) / depreciation (-) (per cent) Jan. 1+ Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 Jan. 1+ Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 4 Jan. 5 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 RBI's Reference Rate (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S. Dollar 44.2000 44.3300 44.4200 44.3000   1.92 1.40 0.97 0.84 Euro     58.5300 58.8800 58.4600 57.9200   –8.97 –9.21 –7.48 –6.68 FEDAI Indicative Rates (Rs. per Foreign Currency) U.S. Dollar { Buying Selling   44.190

(Rs. crore) Item Outstanding as on Variation over 2006 Fortnight Financial year so far Year-on-year 2005-2006 2006-2007 2005 2006 Mar. 31# Dec. 22# Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 M3   27,29,535 30,18,622 –9,927 –0.3 1,95,009 8.4 2,89,087 10.6 3,81,711 17.8 4,90,947 19.4 Components (i+ii+iii+iv) (i) Currency with the Public 4,13,143 4,61,805 1,705 0.4 39,781 11.2 48,662 11.8 52,816 15.5 67,153 17.0 (ii) Demand dep

(Rs. crore) Item Outstanding as on Variation over 2006 2007 Week Financial year so far Year-on-year 2005-2006 2006-2007 2006 2007 Mar. 31# Jan. 5# Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % 1   2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Reserve Money 5,73,066 6,25,506 –19,269 –3.0 35,229 7.2 52,440 9.2 75,357 16.8 1,01,142 19.3 Components (i+ii+iii) (i) Currency in circulation 4,30,676 4,81,058 3,892 0.8 42,712 11.6 50,382 11.7 55,456 15.6 69,685 16.9 (ii) Bankers' deposits w

(Rs. crore) LAF Date Repo period (Day(s)) REPO (INJECTION) REVERSE REPO (ABSORPTION) Net injection(+)/   Bids Received Bids Accepted Cut-Off Rate(%) Bids Received Bids Accepted Cut-Off Rate(%) Absorption (-) of liquidity  (6-11) Outstanding Amount @ Number Amount Number Amount   Number Amount Number Amount       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Jan. 2, 2007 1 38 17,040 38 17,040 7.25 — — — — — 17,040   $ 1 3 905 3 905 7.25 21 11,365