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RBA Glossary definition for TWI
TWI – Trade-weighted index. The TWI is the weighted average value of the Australian dollar in relation to the currencies of Australia's trading partners. The base level was set at 100 in May 1970. The TWI is calculated daily at 4 pm.
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Developments in the Trade-Weighted Index
10 Oct 2002
Bulletin
– October 2002
The Bank adopted the current methodology for the calculation of the TWI in October 1988. ... Table 2: Historical TWI Weights. Per cent. 1974/75. 1979/80. 1984/85. 1989/90.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2002/oct/1.html
An Augmented Trade-weighted Index of the Australian Dollar
10 Feb 2008
Bulletin
– February 2008
Table 1: TWI and ATWI Weights. 2004/05 financial year/2004 calendar year. ... TWI. weight. ATWI. weight. TWI. weight. ATWI. weight. Japan. 16.36. 11.56.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2008/feb/1.html
Alternative Measures of the Effects of Exchange Rate Movements on Competitiveness
10 Jan 1998
Bulletin
– January 1998
TWI of import price pressures which form an important component of domestic inflation. ... TWI, although this is not evenly distributed across the different categories of exports.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1998/jan/1.html
Understanding Exchange Rates and Why They Are Important
13 Dec 2018
Bulletin
– December 2018
Exchange rates are important to Australia's economy because they affect trade and financial flows between Australia and other countries.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2018/dec/understanding-exchange-rates-and-why-they-are-important.html
Currency Risk at Emerging Market Firms
16 Jun 2016
Bulletin
– June 2016
Exchange rate fluctuations can affect the value of emerging market (EM) firms in several ways, including through trade-related and balance sheet channels. This article examines the effects of exchange rate fluctuations on listed EM firms' share
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/jun/8.html
Insights from the Australian Tourism Industry
19 Mar 2015
Bulletin
– March 2015
Conditions in the tourism industry mirror many of the broader economic trends observed in the rest of the economy because tourism expenditure is discretionary and, like all trade-oriented industries, the tourism industry is exposed to developments
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/mar/3.html
Devaluation and Inflation
10 May 1993
Bulletin
– May 1993
Bulletin – May 1993 Devaluation and Inflation. 49. KB. Since September 1991, the value of the Australian dollar has depreciated by about 13 per cent in Trade-Weighted Index (TWI) terms.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1993/may/1.html
Exchange Rate Movements and Economic Activity
20 Mar 2014
Bulletin
– March 2014
This article discusses estimates of the effect of movements in the real exchange rate on economic activity and inflation in Australia. The range of estimates suggests that a temporary 10 per cent depreciation of the exchange rate increases the level
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2014/mar/5.html
Australian Capital Flows
15 Jun 2017
Bulletin
– June 2017
Capital inflows have underpinned the expansion of Australia's productive capacity for the past 200 years or more. Recently, there have been three noteworthy changes in the composition of these flows. First, most inflows to the mining sector are now
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/jun/3.html
Sensitivity of Australian Trade to the Exchange Rate
15 Sep 2016
Bulletin
– September 2016
The exchange rate is an important determinant of Australian exports and imports. Movements in the exchange rate affect the relative prices of traded goods and services, and thus the competitiveness of domestic producers of exports and
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/sep/2.html