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) was 113.16 (index) in May 2026, versus 111.75 in April. This marks a gain of 1.26 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 749 data points overall. The series covers the period extending from January 1964 to May 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few summary statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate had a mean value of 103.37; it recorded its maximum of 139.11 in January 1974; it reached its minimum of 70.75 in March 2001.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 111.81 |
| 2026-04-30 | 111.75 |
| 2026-05-31 | 113.16 |
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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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