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TMI BlogSources of Variation in Foreign Exchange Reserves in India during April-December 2013X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Sources of Variation in Foreign Exchange Reserves in India during April-December 2013 X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... een compiled. Sources of Variation in Foreign Exchange Reserves: April- December 2013 During April-December 2013, there was an increase in the foreign exchange reserves. The sources of variation in the foreign exchange reserves are set out in Table 1. Table 1: Sources of Variation to Foreign Exchange Reserves* (US$ billion) Items 2012-13 April- December 2013-14 April- December I. Cur ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rent Account Balance -70.0 -31.1 II. Capital Account (net) (a to f) 71.1 39.4 a. Foreign Investment 29.7 16.2 of which: Foreign Direct Investment 14.1 20.7 Portfolio Investment 15.6 -4.4 FII 16.0 -4.5 ADR/GDR 0.2 0.0 b. Banking Capital 20.1 27.2 Of which: NRI Deposits 12.0 35.1 c. Short term credit 17.2 -0.6 d. External Assistance 0.5 0.1 e. External Commerci ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... al Borrowings 4.3 6.7 f. Other items in capital account -0.6 -10.2 III. Valuation change 0.1 -6.6 Total (I+II+III) @ Increase in reserves(+) / Decrease in reserves (-) 1.2 1.8 *: Based on old format of BoP @: Difference, if any, is due to rounding off. Note: 'Other items in capital account' includes apart from 'Errors and Omissions' SDR transactions, leads and lags in exports, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... funds held abroad, advances received pending issue of shares under FDI and transactions of capital receipts not included elsewhere. On balance of payments basis (i.e., excluding valuation effects), the foreign exchange reserves increased by US$ 8.4 billion during April-December 2013 as compared to an increase of US$ 1.1 billion during April-December 2012. The foreign exchange reserves in nominal ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... terms (including the valuation effects) increased by US$ 1.8 billion during April-December 2013 as compared to an increase of US$ 1.2 billion during the same period of preceding year (Table 2). Table 2: Comparative Position of Variation in Reserves (US$ billion) Items 2012-13 2013-14 April- December April- December 1 Change in Foreign Exchange Reserves (Including Valuation Effects) 1 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... .2 1.8 2 Valuation Effects (Gain (+)/Loss (-)) 0.1 -6.6 3 Change in Foreign Exchange Reserves on BoP basis (i.e., Excluding Valuation Effects) 1.1 8.4 Note: Increase in reserves (+)/Decrease in reserves (-). Difference, if any, is due to rounding off. The valuation loss, mainly due to decline in international prices of gold, amounted to US$ 6.6 billion during April-December 2013 a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s against a marginal valuation gain of US$ 0.1 billion during the same period of preceding year.
Alpana Killawala
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