Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 1987 Financial Statements Consolidated Balance Sheet
As at 30 June 1987
| 1986 $'000 |
Liabilities | 1987 $'000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 49,428 | Capital | 49,428 | |
| 6,551,671 | Reserves (Note 1, 3) | 5,832,730 | |
| 6,601,099 | Capital and Reserves | 5,882,158 | |
| 8,914,949 | Australian notes on issue | 9,741,748 | |
| Deposits by — | |||
| Trading banks — | |||
| 3,289,464 | Statutory Reserve Deposits | 3,453,021 | |
| 22,083 | Other | 18,679 | |
| 1,633 | Savings banks | 4,548 | |
| Governments and government instrumentalities — | |||
| 2,023,714 | Commonwealth | 2,945,640 | |
| 100,662 | State | 81,306 | |
| 470,706 | Foreign governments, foreign institutions and international organisations | 496,971 | |
| 20,133 | Other depositors | 24,730 | 7,024,895 |
| 370,959 | Special Reserve — International Monetary Fund special drawing rights (Note 4) | 359,347 | |
| Other liabilities — | |||
| 1,545,826 | Profit distribution payable to Commonwealth of Australia | 1,599,057 | |
| 641,362 | Provisions (Note 1(f), 5) | 1,421,353 | |
| 39,090 | Other | 44,451 | 3,064,861 |
| 24,041,680 | Total | 26,073,009 |
| 1986 $'000 |
Assets | 1987 $'000 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold and foreign exchange (Note 1(b)) — | |||
| 4,013,801 | Gold | 4,950,684 | |
| 8,684,095 | Foreign exchange | 12,308,605 | 17,259,289 |
| Commonwealth Government securities (Note 1(c)) — | |||
| 3,155,746 | Treasury notes | 1,146,660 | |
| 6,383,654 | Other securities | 6,049,935 | 7,196,595 |
| 141,687 | Loans, advances and bills discounted (Note 7) | 130,823 | |
| 373,586 | Bank premises and other durable assets (Note 1(d), 6) | 369,795 | |
| 851,165 | Clearing items (remittances in transit, cheques and bills of other banks) | 666,210 | |
| 155,636 | Australian notes and coin | 143,596 | |
| 282,310 | Other assets (Note 8) | 306,701 | |
| 24,041,680 | Total | 26,073,009 |
R.A. Johnston
Chairman, Reserve Bank Board — 5 August 1987