| Monthly Statistical Bulletin |
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| 6.4 Exchange rates |
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| Month |
2007–08 |
2008–09 |
2009–10 |
2010–11 |
2011–12 |
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| United States
dollar (a) – cents |
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| July |
85.72 |
94.34 |
82.81 |
89.86 |
109.54 |
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| August |
82.14 |
86.39 |
83.93 |
89.18 |
106.91 |
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| September |
88.27 |
79.96 |
88.01 |
96.67 |
97.81 |
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| October |
92.16 |
66.80 |
91.61 |
97.61 |
105.09 |
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| November |
88.65 |
65.72 |
91.78 |
96.18 |
100.21 |
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| December |
88.16 |
69.28 |
89.69 |
101.63 |
101.56 |
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| January |
88.84 |
64.38 |
89.09 |
99.24 |
106.37 |
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| February |
94.66 |
64.54 |
88.99 |
101.63 |
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| March |
91.80 |
68.73 |
91.59 |
103.34 |
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| April |
93.37 |
72.65 |
93.00 |
109.00 |
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| May |
95.59 |
79.12 |
84.90 |
107.09 |
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| June |
96.26 |
81.14 |
85.23 |
107.39 |
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| Trade weighted
index (b) – index |
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| July |
68.8 |
72.2 |
65.7 |
69.4 |
78.4 |
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| August |
66.2 |
67.7 |
66.3 |
69.0 |
76.5 |
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| September |
70.0 |
63.4 |
68.2 |
72.9 |
72.4 |
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| October |
72.2 |
54.7 |
70.7 |
72.7 |
76.9 |
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| November |
68.9 |
54.6 |
69.9 |
73.0 |
74.6 |
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| December |
68.7 |
55.6 |
69.7 |
75.8 |
75.8 |
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| January |
68.3 |
53.2 |
69.2 |
74.0 |
77.9 |
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| February |
71.8 |
54.8 |
69.5 |
75.5 |
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| March |
68.9 |
57.4 |
71.7 |
76.3 |
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| April |
70.7 |
59.7 |
72.5 |
78.9 |
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| May |
72.8 |
63.3 |
67.5 |
77.8 |
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| June |
73.4 |
64.7 |
67.3 |
77.8 |
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| (a) US cents
per A$. Rate at end of month. |
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| (b) At end of
month. Base: May 1970 = 100.0. |
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| Source: RBA, Daily statistical
release |
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Update |
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1 March 2012 |
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