Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 2004 Financial Statements Note 4 – Interest Revenue and Interest Expense

Analysis for the year ended 30 June 2004

Average balance $M Interest $M Average annual interest rate %
Interest revenue
Overseas investments 49,107 1,024 2.1
Australian dollar securities 14,513 811 5.6
Loans, advances and other 29 1 3.4
Overnight settlements 760 37 4.8
Gold loans 1,398 16 1.2
65,807 1,889 2.9
Interest expense
Banks' Exchange Settlement balances 779 38 4.8
Deposits from governments 12,274 625 5.1
Deposits from overseas institutions 549 4 0.7
Overseas repurchase agreements 7,800 81 1.0
Domestic repurchase agreements 885 42 4.8
Currency note holdings of banks 2,676 136 5.1
Other deposits 68 3 3.8
25,031 929 3.7
Analysis for the year ended 30 June 2003
Interest revenue total 61,909 2,175 3.5
Interest expense total 21,640 804 3.7