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 110.71 (index) in March 2026, versus 110.12 in the previous month. This represents a gain of 0.54 percent.
Sample. In the monthly series displayed in the chart, there are 747 records. The time period covered by the series is from January 1964 to March 2026.
History. Check out a few statistics computed on the entire sample: the effective exchange rate reached a trough of 70.75 in March 2001; it reached a maximum of 139.12 in January 1974; it was equal on average to 103.34.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Index (an increase indicates an appreciation vis à vis a basket of foreign currencies) |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | 106.57 |
| 2026-02-28 | 110.12 |
| 2026-03-31 | 110.71 |
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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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