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RBA Glossary definition for depreciation
depreciation – A fall in the value of an asset. In foreign-exchange terms, it is a relative decrease in the value of one currency compared to another.
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Lower Bulk Commodity Prices and Their Effect on Economic Activity
17 Sep 2015
Bulletin
– September 2015
Recent declines in bulk commodity prices have reduced the growth of household income, company profits and government revenues. The declines have been associated with a contraction in mining investment and, by lowering the growth of aggregate demand,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2015/sep/4.html
Box A: Insights from Liaison
4 Nov 2022
SMP
– November 2022
AUD/USD depreciation, if sustained, will add to the cost of imported goods.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/nov/box-a-insights-from-liaison.html
Economic Outlook
5 May 2023
SMP
– May 2023
Economic Outlook | Statement on Monetary Policy – May 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2023/may/economic-outlook.html
The Transmission of Monetary Policy: How Does It Work?
15 Sep 2017
Bulletin
– September 2017
The transmission of monetary policy refers to how changes to the cash rate affect economic activity and inflation. This article outlines the stages of transmission and the channels through which it occurs. The effects of monetary policy are hard to
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2017/sep/1.html
Semi-Annual Statement on Monetary Policy
10 May 1999
Bulletin
– May 1999
A key reason for the very low results recently has been that few tangible effects have so far emerged of the depreciation of the exchange rate which occurred between mid 1997 ... Graph 10. Against this background, the question arises as to whether the
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1999/may/1.html
The Labour Market during and after the Terms of Trade Boom
17 Mar 2016
Bulletin
– March 2016
During the terms of trade boom, strong growth in output prices meant that the real cost of labour declined from the average firm's perspective and demand for labour increased. At the same time, the appreciation of the exchange rate helped contain
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2016/mar/1.html
The International Environment
4 Nov 2022
SMP
– November 2022
Statement. to address high inflation; for some economies, currency depreciation against the US dollar has added to inflationary pressures. ... Following a further depreciation of the yen through October, Japanese authorities confirmed that they had
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2022/nov/the-international-environment.html
Import Prices and Inflation
10 Feb 1995
Bulletin
– February 1995
to pass on falls in over-the-docks prices (during appreciations) than they are to pass on increases (during depreciations). ... Graph 2, however, suggests that during the large depreciation in 1985 and 1986, apparent mark-ups fell by significantly less
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1995/feb/1.html
Overview
8 Nov 2019
SMP
– November 2019
Food prices have been boosted by the effect of the drought, while consumer durables prices have seen some pass-through of the earlier depreciation of the exchange rate. ... However, this is likely to be offset by a decline in inflation as the effects of
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/2019/nov/overview.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