RBI dollar purchases

RBI purchases of US dollars, monthly. Monthly, US$ billion. Latest: 74.47 (Aug 2026).

Level

US$ billion

Source: RBI.

About this series

Series id	`rbi_fx_purchases`
Source	RBI: Sales and purchases of US dollar by RBI: Handbook of Statistics table, and RBI Bulletin Table 4 for the latest months
Coverage	Apr 1997 to Aug 2026 (353 observations)
Release	RBI Bulletin, about 50-55 days after the month (Table 4)
Updated by	Daily automated pipeline · `pipelines/sources/rbi/fx_operations.py`
Licence	Terms not yet reviewed; not offered for download
Notes	US$ billion. OTC segment (onshore and offshore), spot and forward deliveries during the month, gross. Value dates. From April 1997.
Checked against the official release	2026-11-03: Aug 2026, Jul 2026 and Aug 2025 read against Bulletin Table 4 (Oct 2026 issue); the Bulletin's figures for Apr-Aug 2025 equal the Handbook 2025-26 table exactly; Apr 1997 against Handbook 2012-13 Table 208. No missing months 1997-2026. (source)

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Cite: India Macro-Finance Tracker (2026). RBI purchases of US dollars, monthly [rbi_fx_purchases]. Retrieved 3 Nov 2026. Original source: RBI.

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