Selected Monetary Aggregates

Measured at a monthly frequency and published monthly.

Currency, Not Seasonally Adjusted (CUnsa)

Currency refers to the physical aspects of Australian's money supply. This includes holdings of banknotes and coins issued by the Reserve Bank of Australia to the private non-bank sector.

Source: Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin, Notes to Tables, December 2009.

Monthly Vintages

In millions of pounds up to vintage 1966M2, in millions of dollars up to vintage 2004M5 and in billions of dollars thereafter; not seasonally adjusted.
CUnsa: Vintages 1960M8 to 1966M2 (in millions of pounds)
CUnsa: Vintages 1966M3 to 2004M5 (in millions of dollars)
CUnsa: Vintages 2004M6 to present (in billions of dollars)

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Specific notes on CUnsa

Current Deposits, Not Seasonally Adjusted (CDnsa)

Current Deposits are deposits made by the public which exclude Australian and State Government and inter-bank deposits.

Source: Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin, Notes to Tables, December 2009.

Monthly Vintages

In millions of pounds up to vintage 1966M2, in millions of dollars up to vintage 2004M5 and in billions of dollars thereafter; not seasonally adjusted.
CDnsa: Vintages 1960M8 to 1966M2 (in millions of pounds)
CDnsa: Vintages 1966M3 to 2004M5 (in millions of dollars)
CDnsa: Vintages 2004M6 to present (in billions of dollars)

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Specific notes on CDnsa

M1 (M1)

M1 is defined as currency plus bank current deposits of the private non-bank sector.

Source: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Online Glossary, June 2011.

Monthly Vintages

In millions of dollars up to vintage 2004M5 and in billions of dollars thereafter; seasonally adjusted except for the observations between the 1985M11 and 1998M9 vintages.
M1sa: Vintages 1974M9 to 1985M10 (in millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted)
M1nsa: Vintages 1985M11 to 1998M9 (in millions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted)
M1sa: Vintages 1998M10 to 2004M5 (in millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted)
M1sa: Vintages 2004M5 to present (in millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted)

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Specific notes on M1

M3, Seasonally Adjusted (M3sa)

M3 is defined as M1 plus all other bank deposits of the private non-bank sector.

Source: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Online Glossary, June 2011.

Monthly Vintages

In millions of pounds up to vintage 1966M2, in millions of dollars up to vintage 2004M5 and in billions of dollars thereafter; not seasonally adjusted.
M3sa: Vintages 1960M8 to 1966M2(in millions of pounds)
M3sa: Vintages 1966M3 to 2004M5 (in millions of dollars)
M3sa: Vintages 2004M6 to present (in billions of dollars)

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Specific notes on M3sa

Broad Money, Seasonally Adjusted (BMsa)

Broad Money is defined as M3 plus borrowings from the private sector by NBFIs, less the latter's holdings of currency and bank deposits.

Source: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Online Glossary, June 2011.

Monthly Vintages

In millions of dollars up to vintage 2004M5 and in billions of dollars thereafter; seasonally adjusted.
BMsa: Vintages 1984M8 to 2004M5 (in millions of dollars)
BMsa: Vintages 2004M6 to present (in billions of dollars)

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Specific notes on BMsa

Money Base, Not Seasonally Adjusted (MBnsa)

Money Base is defined as holdings of banknotes and coins by the private sector plus deposits of banks with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and other RBA liabilities to the private non-bank sector.

Source: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Online Glossary, June 2011.

Monthly Vintages

In millions of dollars up to vintage 2004M5 and in billions of dollars thereafter; not seasonally adjusted.
MBnsa: Vintages 1984M8 to 2004M5 (in millions of dollars)
MBnsa: Vintages 2004M6 to present (in billions of dollars)

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Specific notes on MBnsa