How India's monsoon shaped this year's food inflation
A patchy June and a heavy August moved vegetable prices more than any policy decision did. We trace the rain, mandi by mandi.
Meera Kulkarni
External Sector
Foreign Exchange Reserves
$671bn
+$7bnfrom $664bn
As of 27 June 2026Weekly (shown monthly)
Reserves have rebuilt through the year
Foreign exchange reserves, $ billion, month-end
Source: RBI Weekly Statistical Supplement; illustrative seriesShare or embed this chart
What this measures
India's total foreign exchange reserves held by the RBI — foreign currency assets, gold, SDRs and the IMF reserve position. Reserves are the country's buffer against external shocks and a key input into how much room the RBI has to defend the rupee.
Source & release schedule
Reserve Bank of India, Weekly Statistical Supplement
Released weekly, every Friday, with a one-week lag.
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