Statement on Monetary Policy – August 2011 List of tables
Chapters
- Table 1.1: World GDP Growth
- Table 1.2: Commodity Price Growth
- Table 2.1: Policy Rates
- Table 2.2: Changes in International Share Prices
- Table 2.3: Changes in the US Dollar against Selected Currencies
- Table 2.4: Foreign Exchange Reserves
- Table 2.5: Australian Dollar against Selected TWI Currencies
- Table 3.1: Demand and Output Growth
- Table 3.2: National Housing Price Growth
- Table 3.3: LNG Projects Commencing in 2011
- Table 4.1: Intermediaries' Lending Rates
- Table 4.2: Financial Aggregates
- Table 5.1: Measures of Consumer Price Inflation
- Table 5.2: Productivity Growth
- Table 5.3: Median Inflation Expectations
- Table 6.1: Output Growth and Inflation Forecasts
Boxes
- Table A1: Japanese Motor Vehicle Producers
- Table D1: Average Duration of Short Positions in ASX 200 Companies
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMF forecasts(b) | ||||
| United States | −3.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Euro area | −4.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Japan | −6.3 | 4.0 | −0.7 | 2.9 |
| China | 9.2 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.5 |
| East Asia (excl China and Japan)(c) | 0.1 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 |
| India | 6.8 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 7.8 |
| World | −0.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| Australia's trading partners(d) | −0.2 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
(a) Aggregates weighted by GDP at PPP exchange rates unless otherwise specified Sources: CEIC; IMF; RBA; Thomson Reuters |
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| Change since previous Statement | Change over the past year | |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk commodities(b) | 2 | 24 |
| – Iron ore | −2 | 19 |
| – Coking coal | 5 | 32 |
| – Thermal coal | 12 | 26 |
| Rural | 0 | 25 |
| – Beef | −3 | 14 |
| – Cotton | −30 | 27 |
| – Wheat | −2 | 21 |
| – Wool | 6 | 76 |
| Base metals | 3 | 12 |
| – Aluminium | −4 | 8 |
| – Copper | 10 | 22 |
| – Lead | 9 | 8 |
| – Nickel | −2 | 4 |
| – Zinc | 13 | 8 |
| Gold | 14 | 33 |
| Oil(c) | −3 | 22 |
| – US$ terms | −5 | 27 |
| (a) RBA Index of Commodity Prices components except oil; latest available (b) RBA estimates for recent months (c) Average of WTI and Tapis crude oil prices Sources: Bloomberg; RBA |
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| Current level Per cent |
Most recent change |
Cumulative increase Basis points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro area | 1.50 | ↑ | Jul 11 | 50 |
| Japan | 0.05 | ↓ | Oct 10 | – |
| United States | 0.125 | ↓ | Dec 08 | – |
| Brazil | 12.50 | ↑ | Jul 11 | 375 |
| Canada | 1.00 | ↑ | Sep 10 | 75 |
| China | 6.56 | ↑ | Jul 11 | 125 |
| India | 8.00 | ↑ | Jul 11 | 325 |
| Indonesia | 6.75 | ↑ | Feb 11 | 25 |
| Israel | 3.25 | ↑ | May 11 | 275 |
| Malaysia | 3.00 | ↑ | May 11 | 100 |
| Mexico | 4.50 | ↓ | Jul 09 | – |
| New Zealand | 2.50 | ↓ | Mar 11 | – |
| Norway | 2.25 | ↑ | May 11 | 100 |
| Russia | 8.25 | ↑ | Apr 11 | 50 |
| South Africa | 5.50 | ↓ | Nov 10 | – |
| South Korea | 3.25 | ↑ | Jun 11 | 125 |
| Sweden | 2.00 | ↑ | Jul 11 | 175 |
| Switzerland | 0.00 | ↓ | Aug 11 | – |
| Taiwan | 1.875 | ↑ | Jun 11 | 63 |
| Thailand | 3.25 | ↑ | Jul 11 | 200 |
| Turkey | 6.25 | ↓ | Jan 11 | – |
| United Kingdom | 0.50 | ↓ | Mar 09 | – |
| Source: central banks | ||||
| Since end 2010 | Since previous Statement | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | ||
| – Dow Jones | 3 | −7 |
| – S&P 500 | 0 | −6 |
| – NASDAQ | 2 | −5 |
| Euro area | ||
| – STOXX | −11 | −15 |
| United Kingdom | ||
| – FTSE | −5 | −7 |
| Japan | ||
| – Nikkei | −6 | −4 |
| Canada | ||
| – TSE 300 | −5 | −6 |
| Australia | ||
| – ASX 200 | −9 | −9 |
| China | ||
| – China A | −5 | −7 |
| MSCI indices | ||
| – Emerging Asia | −4 | −5 |
| – Latin America | −16 | −8 |
| – Emerging Europe | −3 | −6 |
| – World | −5 | −8 |
| Source: Bloomberg | ||
| Over past year | Since previous Statement |
|
|---|---|---|
| Swedish krona | −10 | 4 |
| European euro | −7 | 4 |
| South African rand | −7 | 2 |
| Mexican peso | −6 | 2 |
| New Taiwan dollar | −9 | 1 |
| UK pound sterling | −3 | 1 |
| Australian dollar | −15 | 1 |
| Canadian dollar | −6 | 1 |
| Malaysian ringgit | −6 | 0 |
| Indian rupee | −4 | 0 |
| Indonesian rupiah | −5 | −1 |
| Chinese renminbi | −5 | −1 |
| Thai baht | −7 | −1 |
| Philippine peso | −6 | −1 |
| South Korean won | −9 | −2 |
| Japanese yen | −8 | −2 |
| Singapore dollar | −10 | −2 |
| Brazilian real | −11 | −4 |
| New Zealand dollar | −14 | −7 |
| Swiss franc | −25 | −10 |
| Majors TWI | −7 | 1 |
| Broad TWI | −7 | 0 |
| Sources: Bloomberg; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | ||
| Three-month-ended change | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| US$ equivalent (billions) |
Per cent | US$ equivalent (billions) |
|
| China | 153 | 5 | 3,197 |
| Japan | 20 | 2 | 1,061 |
| Russia | 18 | 4 | 472 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 2 | 400 |
| Brazil(a) | 18 | 6 | 327 |
| South Korea | 5 | 2 | 299 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1 | 177 |
| South Africa | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Chile(a) | 3 | 11 | 33 |
(a) RBA estimates of official reserve assets excluding gold Sources: Bloomberg; CEIC; RBA |
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| Change over past year |
Change since previous Statement | Deviation from post-float average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| European euro | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| South African rand | 9 | 1 | 59 |
| UK pound sterling | 14 | 0 | 45 |
| Canadian dollar | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| US dollar | 17 | −1 | 46 |
| Malaysian ringgit | 10 | −1 | 42 |
| Indian rupee | 13 | −1 | 75 |
| Indonesian rupiah | 11 | −1 | 135 |
| Chinese renminbi | 11 | −1 | 46 |
| Thai baht | 8 | −1 | 34 |
| South Korean won | 6 | −2 | 63 |
| Japanese yen | 8 | −2 | −10 |
| Singapore dollar | 5 | −2 | 4 |
| New Zealand dollar | 1 | −8 | 2 |
| Swiss franc | −12 | −10 | −22 |
| TWI | 10 | −1 | 29 |
| Sources: Bloomberg; Thomson Reuters; W/M Reuters | |||
| March quarter 2011 |
Year to March quarter 2011 |
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|---|---|---|
| Domestic final demand | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| – Private demand | 1.3 | 3.8 |
| – Public demand | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| Change in inventories(a) | −0.5 | −0.2 |
| GNE | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Net exports(a) | −2.4 | −2.8 |
| GDP | −1.2 | 1.0 |
| Nominal GDP | 0.7 | 7.1 |
(a) Contribution to GDP growth Source: ABS |
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| 3 months to March 2011 |
3 months to June 2011 |
Year to June 2011 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Capital cities | |||
| ABS(a)(b) | −1.1 | −0.1 | −1.9 |
| APM | −0.9 | −1.5 | −2.6 |
| RP Data-Rismark | −1.8 | −0.9 | −2.0 |
| Regional areas | |||
| APM(b) | −0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| RP Data-Rismark(a) | −1.7 | −1.1 | −2.4 |
(a) Detached houses only Sources: ABS; APM; RBA; RP Data-Rismark |
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| Committed | |
|---|---|
| Gladstone LNG | 16 |
| Queensland Curtis LNG | 15 |
| Australia Pacific LNG (Phase 1) | 14 |
| Prelude LNG | 12 |
| Likely | |
| Wheatstone LNG | 25 |
| Source: publicly available information | |
| Change Since: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Level at end July 2011 |
May Statement |
End July 2010 |
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| Cash rate | 4.75 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| Housing loans(a) | 7.04 | −0.05 | 0.29 |
| Personal loans | 13.10 | 0.01 | 0.31 |
| Small business | |||
| Residentially secured | |||
| – Term loans | 8.99 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
| – Overdraft | 9.86 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
| Average actual rate | 8.81 | 0.00 | 0.27 |
| Large business | |||
| Average actual rate (variable and bill funding) | 7.05 | 0.06 | 0.22 |
(a) Average of the major banks' discounted package rates on $250,000 full-doc loans Sources: ABS; APRA; Perpetual; RBA |
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| Average monthly growth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| March quarter 2011 |
June quarter 2011 |
Year to June 2011 |
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| Total credit | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.7 |
| – Owner-occupier housing | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.3 |
| – Investor housing | 0.4 | 0.3 | 5.4 |
| – Personal | 0.3 | −0.3 | 0.3 |
| – Business | 0.5 | −0.4 | −2.4 |
| Broad money | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| Source: RBA | |||
| Quarterly | Year-ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March quarter 2011 | June quarter 2011 | March quarter 2011 | June quarter 2011 | ||
| CPI | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 | |
| – Tradables | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | |
| – Tradables (excl food, fuel and tobacco) |
−0.6 | 0.5 | −1.6 | −1.0 | |
| – Non-tradables (excl deposit & loan facilities) |
1.1 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | |
| Selected underlying measures | |||||
| Trimmed mean | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | |
| Weighted median | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 | |
| CPI excl volatile items(a) and deposit & loan facilities | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | |
(a) Volatile items are fruit, vegetables and automotive fuel Sources: ABS; RBA |
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| 1975/76–2003/04 | 2004/05–2010/11(a) | |
|---|---|---|
| Market sector industries(b) | ||
| Labour productivity | 2.2 | 0.9 |
| Multifactor productivity | 1.0 | −0.8 |
| All industries | ||
| Labour productivity | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| Multifactor productivity | 1.1 | −0.1 |
(a) Labour productivity includes estimates for 2010/11; multifactor productivity
is calculated to 2009/10 Sources: ABS; RBA |
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| Year to December 2011 | Year to December 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 |
May 2011 |
August 2011 |
May 2011 |
August 2011 |
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| Market economists(a) | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.7 | |
| Union officials(b) | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | |
| (a) RBA survey (b) Workplace Research Centre |
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| Year-ended | |||||||
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| Dec 2010 |
June 2011 |
Dec 2011 |
June 2012 |
Dec 2012 |
June 2013 |
Dec 2013 |
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| GDP growth | 2.7 | 1¼ | 3¼ | 4½ | 3¾ | 3¾ | 3¾ |
| Non-farm GDP growth | 2.2 | 1 | 3¼ | 4½ | 3¾ | 3¾ | 3¾ |
| CPI inflation | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3½ | 2½ | 3½ | 3¾ | 3¼ |
| Underlying inflation | 2¼ | 2¾ | 3¼ | 3 | 3¼ | 3¼ | 3¼ |
| CPI inflation excl carbon price |
2.7 | 3.6 | 3½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3¼ |
| Underlying inflation excl carbon price |
2¼ | 2¾ | 3¼ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3¼ |
| Year-average | |||||||
| 2010 | 2010/11 | 2011 | 2011/12 | 2012 | 2012/13 | 2013 | |
| GDP growth | 2.7 | 1¾ | 2 | 4 | 4½ | 3¾ | 3¾ |
(a) Technical assumptions include A$ at US$1.07, TWI at 77 and Tapis crudeoil price at US$118 per barrel Sources: ABS; RBA |
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| Japanese vehicle brands in total domestic production | Imported Japanese vehicles in total sales | Motor vehicle production | Motor vehicle sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2010 | Growth over 2 months to May 2011 | |||
| Thailand | 86 | 6 | −38 | −32 | |
| Taiwan | 84 | 15 | −14 | −35 | |
| Australia | 43 | 34 | −13 | −12 | |
| Canada | 39 | 12 | −12 | −16 | |
| United Kingdom | 50 | 5 | −8(a) | 1 | |
| United States | 37 | 13 | −7 | −10 | |
| Euro area | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
(a) Change from March to April; production rebounded in May Sources: CEIC; European Automobile Manufacturers' Association; FCAI/VFACTS; International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers; RBA; Thomson Financial |
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| Since previous Statement | June 2010–April 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Financials | 9.0 | 9.8 |
| – Major banks | 8.2 | 10.0 |
| – Other financials | 10.7 | 9.5 |
| Non-financials | 12.9 | 13.6 |
| – Resources | 10.9 | 11.7 |
| – Other non-financials | 15.7 | 16.8 |
| ASX 200 | 11.6 | 12.4 |
(a) Outstanding short positions divided by short turnover Sources: ASIC; ASX; Bloomberg; RBA |
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