{
  "dataset": "RBI",
  "sub_indicator_code": 47,
  "indicator": "Foreign Exchange Reserve Monthly",
  "type": "Total",
  "currency": "US $ Millions",
  "unit_shown_in_chart": "US $ Billions (value / 1000)",
  "months": ["2015-01","2015-02","2015-03","2015-04","2015-05","2015-06","2015-07","2015-08","2015-09","2015-10","2015-11","2015-12","2016-01","2016-02","2016-03","2016-04","2016-05","2016-06","2016-07","2016-08","2016-09","2016-10","2016-11","2016-12","2017-01","2017-02","2017-03","2017-04","2017-05","2017-06","2017-07","2017-08","2017-09","2017-10","2017-11","2017-12","2018-01","2018-02","2018-03","2018-04","2018-05","2018-06","2018-07","2018-08","2018-09","2018-10","2018-11","2018-12","2019-01","2019-02","2019-03","2019-04","2019-05","2019-06","2019-07","2019-08","2019-09","2019-10","2019-11","2019-12","2020-01","2020-02","2020-03","2020-04","2020-05","2020-06","2020-07","2020-08","2020-09","2020-10","2020-11","2020-12","2021-01","2021-02","2021-03","2021-04","2021-05","2021-06","2021-07","2021-08","2021-09","2021-10","2021-11","2021-12","2022-01","2022-02","2022-03","2022-04","2022-05","2022-06","2022-07","2022-08","2022-09","2022-10","2022-11","2022-12","2023-01","2023-02","2023-03","2023-04","2023-05","2023-06","2023-07","2023-08","2023-09","2023-10","2023-11","2023-12","2024-01","2024-02","2024-03","2024-04","2024-05","2024-06","2024-07","2024-08","2024-09","2024-10","2024-11","2024-12","2025-01","2025-02","2025-03","2025-04","2025-05","2025-06"],
  "value_usd_billions": [328.7,337.7,341.6,351.9,352.5,356.0,353.5,351.4,350.3,354.2,350.2,350.4,349.6,348.4,360.2,363.0,361.6,363.5,366.5,366.8,372.0,366.2,361.1,358.9,363.0,364.3,370.0,373.3,380.1,386.5,393.7,397.8,400.2,399.2,401.9,409.1,422.4,421.0,424.5,420.5,412.4,405.7,403.7,400.1,400.5,392.1,393.7,395.6,400.2,402.4,412.9,418.8,421.9,429.8,428.8,428.3,433.7,445.1,451.3,459.9,471.3,481.3,477.8,481.1,493.6,505.7,534.6,542.9,544.7,560.2,574.8,585.8,590.3,584.6,577.0,588.0,598.9,611.1,620.1,640.7,635.4,640.4,638.0,633.6,629.9,631.9,607.3,596.7,603.2,589.2,574.3,560.4,532.7,534.0,553.2,562.7,574.4,562.7,578.4,590.1,590.7,595.1,605.8,598.2,587.7,588.5,604.2,622.5,620.0,625.2,646.4,640.2,651.5,652.0,670.6,682.2,705.8,682.1,659.4,635.7,630.6,638.7,668.3,688.4,691.3,698.1],
  "notes": {
    "connector_all_time_peak_at_time_of_first_check": {"month": "2024-09", "value_bn": 705.8, "note": "superseded — see web_extension.all_time_peak"},
    "2022_drawdown": {"from": "2021-08", "from_value_bn": 640.7, "to": "2022-09", "to_value_bn": 532.7, "pct_decline": -16.9},
    "2024_25_drawdown": {"from": "2024-09", "from_value_bn": 705.8, "to": "2025-01", "to_value_bn": 630.6, "pct_decline": -10.7},
    "data_freshness": "Re-checked 2026-07-18: still no data past June 2025 in the MoSPI connector — 13 months stale. See web_extension for what RBI's own site shows since."
  },
  "web_extension": {
    "source": "Direct scrape of RBI's own Weekly Statistical Supplement archive (rbi.org.in/scripts/WSSView.aspx?Id=N), retrieved 2026-07-18",
    "method": "The WSS archive is fully enumerable: every release from 19 Sep 1998 (Id=2) to 17 Jul 2026 (Id=28579) sits at a sequential integer ID, no API key or login required. Each release's 'as on' reserve date is 7 days before its publish date (release date - 7 days) — verified against RBI's own table for Id=28579: published 17 Jul 2026, 'As on Jul. 10, 2026', Total Reserves US$ 675,157 Mn.",
    "note": "Real weekly readings (not spot news citations) — bridges the gap from the connector's June 2025 endpoint to the present with full weekly granularity.",
    "dates": ["2025-06-20","2025-06-27","2025-07-04","2025-07-11","2025-07-18","2025-07-25","2025-08-01","2025-08-08","2025-08-15","2025-08-22","2025-08-29","2025-09-05","2025-09-12","2025-09-19","2025-09-26","2025-10-03","2025-10-10","2025-10-17","2025-10-24","2025-10-31","2025-11-07","2025-11-14","2025-11-21","2025-11-28","2025-12-05","2025-12-12","2025-12-19","2025-12-26","2026-01-02","2026-01-09","2026-01-16","2026-01-23","2026-01-30","2026-02-06","2026-02-13","2026-02-20","2026-02-27","2026-03-06","2026-03-13","2026-03-20","2026-03-27","2026-04-03","2026-04-10","2026-04-17","2026-04-24","2026-05-01","2026-05-08","2026-05-15","2026-05-22","2026-05-29","2026-06-05","2026-06-12","2026-06-19","2026-06-26","2026-07-03","2026-07-10"],
    "value_usd_billions": [697.935,702.784,699.736,696.672,695.489,698.192,688.871,693.618,695.106,690.72,694.23,698.268,702.966,702.57,700.236,699.96,697.784,702.28,695.355,689.733,687.034,692.576,688.104,686.227,687.26,688.949,693.318,696.61,686.801,687.193,701.36,709.413,723.774,717.064,725.727,723.608,728.494,716.81,709.759,698.346,688.058,697.121,700.946,703.308,698.487,690.693,696.988,688.894,681.384,682.321,681.61,671.625,672.587,666.933,674.193,675.157],
    "all_time_peak": {"date": "2026-02-27", "value_bn": 728.494, "supersedes": "2024-09 connector peak of 705.8bn"},
    "true_trough_after_peak": {"date": "2026-06-26", "value_bn": 666.933},
    "peak_to_trough_slide": {"from": "2026-02-27", "from_value_bn": 728.494, "to": "2026-06-26", "to_value_bn": 666.933, "pct_decline": -8.5},
    "latest": {"date": "2026-07-10", "value_bn": 675.157}
  }
}