Australia Economic Policy Uncertainty Index
1997 - 2024 | Monthly | Index | Economic Policy Uncertainty
Key information about Australia Economic Policy Uncertainty Index
- Australia Economic Policy Uncertainty Index was reported at 140.248 Index in Sep 2024.
- This records a decrease from the previous number of 155.758 Index for Aug 2024.
- Australia Economic Policy Uncertainty Index data is updated monthly, averaging 95.732 Index from Jan 1997 to Sep 2024, with 333 observations.
- The data reached an all-time high of 337.044 Index in Aug 2011 and a record low of 25.662 Index in Jan 2007.
- Australia Economic Policy Uncertainty Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Economic Policy Uncertainty.
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Economic Policy Uncertainty Index – Table: Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: By Country.
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What was Australia's Economic Policy Uncertainty Index in Sep 2024?
Australia Economic Policy Uncertainty Index was reported at 140.248 Index in Sep 2024. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140.248 Sep 2024 | 155.758 Aug 2024 | 25.662 Jan 2007 | 337.044 Aug 2011 | Index | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2024 |
Economic Policy Uncertainty Index by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia (Index) | 140.248 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -4,711.083 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 149,474.073 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 33.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 650,929.8 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 38.1 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (AUD bn) | 1,204.174 2029 | yearly | 1988 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (AUD bn) | 1,728.540 2028 | yearly | 1989 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (AUD bn) | 1,098.260 2028 | yearly | 1988 - 2028 |
| DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Revenue (AUD bn) | 819.600 2028 | yearly | 1997 - 2028 |
| DOT Forecast: Budget Aggregates: Expenses (AUD bn) | 829.800 2028 | yearly | 1997 - 2028 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.986 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 3,758.4 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 28,780.5 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -7.4 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Aug 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 4,116,973.087 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,314,102.737 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,778,195.621 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 25,022.1 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 3.4 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jul 1972 - Aug 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 7,493,317.912 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 6,198,455.930 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1,413.493 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 3,231.793 Aug 2024 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 9,158.079 Aug 2024 | monthly | Apr 1969 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 5,717.225 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Trade Balance: Goods (AUD mn) | 5,420.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Aug 2024 |
| Trade Balance: sa: Goods (AUD mn) | 5,644.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Aug 2024 |
| Terms of Trade Index: sa (2021-2022=100) | 91.300 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Jun 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly By Material (MG) (AUD mn) | 1,790.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Commodities and Transactions (CT): nec (AUD mn) | 3,877.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels (CM) (AUD mn) | 14,415.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (MF) (AUD mn) | 14,819.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Export: SITC: Value: FOB: Food & Live Animals (FL) (AUD mn) | 4,159.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Export: Value: Coal, whether or not Pulverized, but not Agglomerated (AUD mn) | 7,416.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: Korea, Republic of (AUD mn) | 2,897.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: Japan (AUD mn) | 6,515.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: China (excl SARs and Taiwan) (AUD mn) | 13,755.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: United States of America (AUD mn) | 2,123.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Export: Value: FOB: India (AUD mn) | 2,523.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Terms of Trade Index (2016-2017=100) | 106.800 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2018 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Manufactured Goods Classified Chiefly By Material (MG) (AUD mn) | 3,577.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Commodities and Transactions (CT): nec (AUD mn) | 1,109.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Food & Live Animals (FL) (AUD mn) | 1,877.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (MF) (AUD mn) | 4,218.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Import: SITC: Value: Crude Materials, Inedible, Except Fuels (CM) (AUD mn) | 418.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Import: Value: Germany (AUD mn) | 1,653.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Import: Value: United States of America (AUD mn) | 4,854.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Import: Value: Japan (AUD mn) | 1,945.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Import: Value: Singapore (AUD mn) | 1,154.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Import: Value: China (AUD mn) | 8,587.000 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Aug 2024 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 183.729 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 125.258 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 116.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Mar 2023 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 30,395.707 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1994 - Jun 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 1,151,672.247 Aug 2024 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Aug 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 2,071,731.866 Aug 2024 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Aug 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.6 Aug 2024 | monthly | Mar 1966 - Aug 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 39,968.3 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 2.128 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1969 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.5 May 2023 | monthly | Jul 1971 - May 2023 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 6,754.409 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Sep 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 2,614,643.998 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Mar 2023 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 3,764,735.1 Jun 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 0.0 Jun 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 18.800 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 22.300 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 1,953.455 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1977 - Dec 2023 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 3,023.117 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1971 - Dec 2023 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,107,060.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 2,475,452.859 Aug 2024 | monthly | Sep 1976 - Aug 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 6.16 Aug 2024 | monthly | Sep 1977 - Aug 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 125.01 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3 (AUD bn) | 3,065.384 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jul 1959 - Aug 2024 |
| Money Supply: sa: M1 (AUD bn) | 1,702.398 Aug 2024 | monthly | Feb 1975 - Aug 2024 |
| Money Supply: sa: M3 (AUD bn) | 3,062.427 Aug 2024 | monthly | Mar 1965 - Aug 2024 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Total: in USD (USD mn) | 65,137.000 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jul 1969 - Sep 2024 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) | 140.248 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Geopolitical Risk Index (%) | 0.073 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1985 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: % of GDP (%) | 27.346 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Imports: % of GDP (%) | 21.613 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -2.0 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jul 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Industrial Trends Survey: Composite Index: sa: Expected (Index) | 52.800 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
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