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Statement on Monetary Policy February 2008

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Download the complete Statement 628KB

  • Introduction
  • International Economic Developments
  • International and Foreign Exchange Markets
  • Box A: The RBA's Foreign Exchange Swaps Download
  • Domestic Economic Conditions
  • Box B: Investment and the Productive Capacity of the Economy Download
  • Domestic Financial Markets and Conditions
  • Price and Wage Developments
  • Economic Outlook
  • List of graphs
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The material in this Statement on Monetary Policy was finalised on 7 February 2008.

ISSN 1448–5133 (Print)
ISSN 1448–5141 (Online)

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