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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

5.2b Housing and Cash Interest Rates

Cash market rate (a) - per cent

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

1981-82

17.44

1982-83

16.49

19.93

15.89

15.65

14.21

11.80

11.96

12.71

17.54

12.72

12.30

11.85

1983-84

10.85

10.91

10.90

10.66

10.28

5.46

9.00

9.74

12.37

15.06

14.02

12.41

1984-85

12.16

11.62

11.25

11.02

11.46

11.89

11.34

11.76

13.76

15.21

15.76

19.16

1985-86

15.48

16.50

16.41

16.09

18.12

19.34

18.90

18.58

17.24

17.10

15.11

15.43

1986-87

14.71

17.78

17.70

16.64

16.35

15.43

16.53

16.43

16.23

14.78

14.26

13.21

1987-88

12.43

12.16

11.80

11.30

11.69

11.25

10.65

10.66

10.87

11.25

12.58

13.05

1988-89

12.71

12.91

13.07

13.41

14.33

14.51

14.81

15.77

16.48

16.73

17.29

17.72

1989-90

17.92

17.86

18.06

18.05

18.18

18.13

17.81

16.80

16.43

15.14

15.02

15.05

1990-91

15.02

14.07

14.05

13.47

13.05

12.61

12.04

12.01

12.02

11.60

10.99

10.54

1991-92

10.48

10.52

9.59

9.49

8.64

8.52

7.78

7.52

7.54

7.51

6.69

6.56

1992-93

5.93

5.86

5.74

5.74

5.77

5.79

5.75

5.74

5.62

5.25

5.26

5.27

1993-94

5.24

4.77

4.72

4.71

4.75

4.79

4.74

4.74

4.78

4.76

4.74

4.77

1994-95

4.74

5.13

5.50

5.79

6.51

7.03

7.49

7.48

7.49

7.51

7.50

7.51

1995-96

7.51

7.51

7.49

7.48

7.50

7.51

7.50

7.50

7.52

7.49

7.51

7.51

1996-97

7.51

7.01

7.01

7.00

6.58

6.21

6.04

6.01

6.04

6.05

5.91

5.57

1997-98

5.44

4.98

4.98

4.98

5.00

5.03

5.00

4.98

5.00

4.98

5.00

5.07

1998-99

5.01

5.00

4.99

4.99

(a) 11am call. Average of daily figures for the month.

Source: Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin, RBA

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