Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1986 Financial Statements Consolidated Balance Sheet
As at 30 June 1986
| 1985 $'000 |
Liabilities | 1986 $'000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 49,428 | Capital | 49,428 | |
| 6,127,087 | Reserves (Note 1, 3) | 6,551,671 | |
| 6,176,515 | Capital and Reserves | 6,601,099 | |
| 8,233,798 | Australian notes on issue | 8,914,949 | |
| Deposits by — | |||
| Trading banks — | |||
| 2,863,822 | Statutory Reserve Deposits | 3,289,464 | |
| 16,462 | Other | 22,083 | |
| 937 | Savings banks | 1,633 | |
| Governments and government instrumentalities — | |||
| 1,973,976 | Commonwealth | 2,023,714 | |
| 48,321 | State | 100,662 | |
| 451,653 | Foreign governments, foreign institutions and international organisations | 470,706 | |
| 18,493 | Other depositors | 20,133 | 5,928,395 |
| 344,463 | Special Reserve — International Monetary Fund special drawing rights (Note 4) | 370,959 | |
| Other liabilities — | |||
| 1,060,499 | Profit distribution payable to Commonwealth of Australia | 1,545,826 | |
| 457,543 | Provisions (Note 1(e), 5) | 641,362 | |
| 36,871 | Other | 39,090 | 2,226,278 |
| 21,683,353 | Total | 24,041,680 |
| 1985 $'000 |
Assets | 1986 $'000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold and foreign exchange (Note 1(a)) — | |||
| 3,771,772 | Gold | 4,013,801 | |
| 9,473,012 | Foreign exchange | 8,684,095 | 12,697,896 |
| Commonwealth Government securities (Note 1(b)) — | |||
| 846,675 | Treasury notes | 3,155,746 | |
| 5,639,868 | Other securities | 6,383,654 | 9,539,400 |
| 380,706 | Loans, advances and bills discounted | 141,687 | |
| 342,396 | Bank premises and other durable assets (Note 1(c), 6) | 373,586 | |
| 861,445 | Clearing items (remittances in transit, cheques and bills of other banks) | 851,165 | |
| 160,554 | Australian notes and coin | 155,636 | |
| 206,925 | Other assets (Note 8) | 282,310 | |
| 21,683,353 | Total | 24,041,680 |
R.A. Johnston
Chairman, Reserve Bank Board — 1 August 1986