RDP 2015-05: The Social Costs of Currency Counterfeiting Appendix A: Data

Nathan Viles, Alexandra Rush
and Thomas Rohling

May 2015 – ISSN 1448-5109 (Online)

Table A1: Data
Variable Description Sources
ATM withdrawals The value of ATM withdrawals during each quarter RBA statistical table C4 ATM Cash Withdrawals
Bank deposits The value of the stock of current bank deposits at banks (including at the RBA) as at the end of each quarter, excluding Australian and State government and inter-bank deposits RBA statistical table D3 Monetary Aggregates
Banknotes in circulation The value of currency on issue – holdings by the private non-bank sector as at the end of each quarter RBA statistical table D3 Monetary Aggregates
Cash rate The average cash rate in each quarter RBA statistical table A2 Reserve Bank of Australia – Monetary Policy Changes
Counterfeits detected The value of counterfeits detected and removed from circulation during each quarter Australian Federal Police; RBA internal data
Credit card debt The value of credit and charge card total balances as at the end of each quarter, whether or not incurring interest charges or penalties RBA statistical table C1 Credit and Charge Card Statistics
Credit card expenditure The value of purchases made using credit and charge cards during each quarter to obtain goods and services, other than cash advances RBA statistical table C1 Credit and Charge Card Statistics
Credit card fraud Scheme credit, debit and charge card fraud perpetrated in Australia and internationally on Australia-issued cards Australian Payments Clearing Association – Fraud Statistics
Debit card expenditure The value of purchases made using debit cards during each quarter to obtain goods and services, excluding cash-out components of transactions RBA statistical table C5 Debit Card Statistics
Media reports The number of media articles reporting currency counterfeiting detected in each quarter in the Factiva media database Factiva media database
Nominal GDP Nominal gross domestic product measured in current prices and seasonally adjusted ABS Cat No 5206.0
Savings rate Household saving ratio, seasonally adjusted ABS Cat No 5206.0