Real effective exchange rate (index; narrow definition; 27 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 27 trading partners' currencies) stood at 99.81 (index) in August 2025, versus 100.25 in the previous month. This constitutes a decrease of 0.44 percent.
Sample. There are 740 observations overall in the monthly time series presented in the graph above. The series covers the time range stretching from January 1964 to August 2025.
History. Check out a few simple statistics computed on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate reached its maximum of 139.11 in January 1974; it hit a trough of 70.69 in March 2001; it had a mean value of 103.20.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | 99.9 |
| 2025-07-31 | 100.25 |
| 2025-08-31 | 99.81 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Real effective exchange rate (narrow definition: 27 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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