Real effective exchange rate (index; broad definition; 64 economies) - Australia - BIS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Real effective exchange rates (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Australia, the real effective exchange rate (relative to a basket of 64 trading partners' currencies) was 104.66 (index) in August 2025, compared to 105.24 in July 2025. This constitutes a reduction of 0.55 percent.
Sample. The monthly time series displayed in the plot has 380 data points overall. The series covers the span of time stretching from January 1994 to August 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some descriptive statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate was equal on average to 102.83; it reached a maximum of 132.67 in August 2012; it reached its minimum of 77.04 in March 2001.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 105.04 |
| 2025-07-31 | 105.24 |
| 2025-08-31 | 104.66 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (broad definition: 64 economies) |
| Country | Australia |
| Economic concept | Price |
| Data type | Exchange rate |
| Deflation method | Real |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | Index (2020 = 100) |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Geometric trade-weighted average of bilateral exchange rates, with relative adjustments for consumer prices |
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