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 116.13 (index) in September 2026, compared to 116.08 in August. This represents an increase of 0.04 percent.
Sample. There are 393 observations overall in the monthly time series presented in the figure above. The series covers the span of time stretching from January 1994 to September 2026.
History. Check out some descriptive statistics calculated on the full sample: the effective exchange rate had a mean value of 103.25; it hit a peak of 132.76 in August 2012; it recorded a bottom of 77.07 in March 2001.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 115.020 |
| 2026-08-31 | 116.080 |
| 2026-09-30 | 116.130 |
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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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