Sentences with phrase «australian dollar terms»

Although the appreciation of the Australian dollar has dampened export prices in Australian dollar terms, the value of exports has edged higher since mid year, rising by around 1 1/4 per cent in the December quarter.

In Australian dollar terms, commodity prices rose by 6.6 per cent over the three months to April, and they were up by more than 12 per cent over the year.

In both SDR and Australian dollar terms, they are higher than the trough in June 2003, but remain below the drought - induced peaks of 2002.

The recent improvement is likely to reflect both higher global prices for resources and a pick - up in volumes due to stronger global industrial production, and has occurred despite the appreciation of the Australian dollar lowering prices in Australian dollar terms.

Wool prices have continued to fall sharply, and are now 18.5 per cent below levels of a year ago in Australian dollar terms, inducing some wool producers to switch to prime lamb production.

It, and the foreign currency debt servicing payments, are therefore subject to valuation effects when the exchange rate changes; currency depreciation increases the debt - servicing costs in Australian dollar terms.

While the appreciation of the Australian dollar has reduced commodity prices in Australian dollar terms from their most recent peak, they remain close to their average of the past decade.

Despite the exchange rate appreciation, prices in Australian dollar terms have also increased significantly over the year to be well above the average level of the past decade.

«So far, throughout much of 2016, gold has traded in Australian dollar terms mostly between A$ 1,600 and A$ 1,800 per ounce and averaged near A$ 1,700 per ounce,» Close said.

Similarly, oil prices in Australian dollar terms are currently well below the peaks seen in 2000 and 2003.

While rural prices are below the drought - induced peaks of 2002, they remain higher than the average of the past decade in both SDR and Australian dollar terms.

While the appreciation of the Australian dollar over the past year or so has restrained commodity prices in Australian dollar terms, they remain close to their average of the past decade.

Not exact matches

Instead, the Australian dollar is confined by a long term sideways trading band starting in 2016 April.

The Australian dollar has remained in a relatively steady range over the past couple of years, at levels that are a little above average against the US dollar and about 10 per cent above average in trade - weighted terms.

To put this in perspective, in terms of overall economic size, Australia ranks 14th in the world, so trading in the Australian dollar is well ahead of where one would expect it to be given the size of the economy.

Over the six months from late January, the Australian dollar fell by 11 per cent against the US dollar and 8 per cent in trade - weighted terms.

Some currencies, such as the Australian and Canadian dollars, have seen increases in both short - and long - term implied volatilities.

The Australian dollar was steadier in trade - weighted terms and, indeed, it rose against some currencies, including the euro, during this period.

Between late 1998 and the middle of 1999, the Australian dollar appreciated by around 6 per cent, both in import - weighted terms and against the major currencies, retracing around half of the earlier depreciation.

Talk of US monetary tightening over the past month prompted a rise in market interest rates in Australia, particularly for longer - term securities, and a fall in the exchange rate of the Australian dollar.

In import - weighted terms, the Australian dollar has depreciated by around 5 1/2 per cent since the beginning of the year.

The decline in earnings over the past year owes largely to a fall in Australian dollar prices, as the appreciation of the Australian dollar has more than offset rising world commodity prices evident since mid last year (see section on commodity prices and the terms of trade below).

It is important to note, however, that other things have not been equal: the Australian dollar has depreciated such that in $ A terms, commodity prices are actually higher than a year ago.

Against both the US dollar and the euro, however, the value of the Australian dollar, in real terms, remains below its post-float average.

In Australian - dollar terms, falls in import prices have been proportionately greater than those for exports, so that there has been a rise in the terms of trade over the year (Graph 42).

With import prices lower in Australian - dollar terms, this implies that the volume of imports has increased solidly, in line with robust growth in domestic demand (Graph 39).

The fall in commodity prices in Australian - dollar terms has, however, been much larger, reflecting the appreciation of the Australian dollar.

The major short - term influence on the inflation outlook continues to be the substantial decline in the Australian dollar over the past year.

The more general forces that have influenced the exchange rate over the past year or so have been the relative strength of the Australian economy, the associated yield differential in favour of Australian dollar assets, and the continued improvement in Australia's terms of trade, which are now at their highest level in more than 25 years.

In inflation - adjusted terms, the value of the Australian dollar is at a record level against a trade - weighted basket of east Asian currencies, with a number of these currencies having depreciated markedly at the time of the Asian crisis, and again more recently (Graph 69).

However, the appreciation of the Australian dollar has reduced prices of imported capital equipment markedly, so this result points to solid growth in real terms.

In value terms, though, imports have fallen by around 5 3/4 per cent since the end of 2002, reflecting a substantial fall in import prices due to the Australian dollar's appreciation.

Even though the Australian dollar has appreciated, the RBA Commodity Price Index in A$ terms remains slightly above its average over the past 10 years.

Despite the continued weakness in commodity markets, the further decline in the Australian dollar against the major international currencies has meant that, in domestic - currency terms, commodity prices have remained roughly stable in recent months.

Subsequently, expectations of further moves in monetary policy were scaled back somewhat, reflecting the rise in the Australian dollar and indications from the Federal Reserve that monetary policy in the United States was unlikely to be tightened in the near term.

But the wages deal, lower Australian dollar and eagerness on the part of Coles and Woolworths to sign long - term contracts for the supply of frozen and canned vegetables mean Simplot will stay for now.

The sharp fall in the Australian dollar has encouraged foreign selling of our market, but we see the lower Australian dollar as a medium - term positive.

So if you believe that the Australian dollar will trend lower in the medium to longer term, they'll get the benefit of their foreign currency cash flows translating into higher Australian dollar earnings.»

But in government the Coalition faces the reality of manufacturers on the brink because of the sustained high Australian dollar and cheap imports, and is battling to reconcile its determination to pare back government spending and avoid «propping up» industries unsustainable in the longer term, with every government's reluctance to preside over the loss of jobs.

This chart shows the performance of the US S&P 500 index over the past two years versus the Australian and Canadian equivalents, all expressed in US dollar terms.

Along with its attractive distribution yield, MOGL also aims to generate long - term capital growth and outperform the MSCI World Net Total Return Index, in Australian dollars, over a rolling 5 - year period, net of fees.

At this time (note that rates do fluctuate), the Australian dollar WorldCurrency CD offers an interest rate of 2.5 % and an APY of 2.52 % for the three - month term.

In terms of currency effects, the Australian dollar appreciated against all the major currencies that the Fund has exposure to.

The Fund seeks to generate capital growth, income and to outperform the MSCI World Net Total Return Index in Australian Dollars over the medium to long term, net of fees.

A term which is mainly used in slang language to correspond with the ordinary and formal term traditionally named Australian dollar.

The Ministerial Taskforce Charter outlines the government's long term agenda for Indigenous policy while at the same time focusing on the strategies to be put in place urgently to improve outcomes.23 As the Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, stated «every dollar spent on Indigenous projects and services must contribute to improved outcomes».24 The Ministerial Taskforce Charter stresses the urgency of improving social and economic well being for Indigenous Australians focusing on housing, health, education, employment, family violence, increasing economic development, improving community safety, and law and justice.

In 1987 dollar terms, we now cost each Australian just four cents a day.