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Changes in Monetary Policy and Administered Rates (A2)

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One row per change in the Reserve Bank of Australia's monetary policy settings since 23 January 1990, from statistical table A2: the change in the cash rate target and the new target and, from 14 December 1994, the new rate paid on exchange settlement balances and the new pricing rate on the RBA's overnight standing facility repos, with their changes from 31 July 1996. The date is the day the new rates took effect; today a decision announced at 2.30 pm after a Monetary Policy Board meeting takes effect the next day. Three decisions of 1990 set the target as a range, so the target and its change each have a low and a high column, which are equal for every other decision. Meetings that left the rates unchanged are not listed.

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100
Last release
2026-11-04
Observation period
1990-01-23 to 2026-11-04
Frequency
Irregular

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Release rel_01M6JHFX0F4DA8T8DSQ4GHNEX2

SeriesEvery observation is drawn.
cash_rate_target_change_low0.25 percentage points on 2026-11-04
cash_rate_target_change_high0.25 percentage points on 2026-11-04
cash_rate_target_low4.85 per cent on 2026-11-04
cash_rate_target_change_low (percentage points). Every observation is drawn.
DateValue
1990-01-23-1.00 percentage points
1990-02-15-0.50 percentage points
1990-04-04-1.50 percentage points
1990-08-02-1.00 percentage points
1990-10-15-1.00 percentage points
1990-12-18-1.00 percentage points
1991-04-04-0.50 percentage points
1991-05-16-1.00 percentage points
1991-09-03-1.00 percentage points
1991-11-06-1.00 percentage points
1992-01-08-1.00 percentage points
1992-05-06-1.00 percentage points
1992-07-08-0.75 percentage points
1993-03-23-0.50 percentage points
1993-07-30-0.50 percentage points
1994-08-170.75 percentage points
1994-10-241.00 percentage points
1994-12-141.00 percentage points
1996-07-31-0.50 percentage points
1996-11-06-0.50 percentage points
1996-12-11-0.50 percentage points
1997-05-23-0.50 percentage points
1997-07-30-0.50 percentage points
1997-10-010.00 percentage points
1998-12-02-0.25 percentage points
1999-11-030.25 percentage points
2000-02-020.50 percentage points
2000-04-050.25 percentage points
2000-05-030.25 percentage points
2000-08-020.25 percentage points
2001-02-07-0.50 percentage points
2001-03-07-0.25 percentage points
2001-04-04-0.50 percentage points
2001-09-05-0.25 percentage points
2001-10-03-0.25 percentage points
2001-12-05-0.25 percentage points
2002-05-080.25 percentage points
2002-06-050.25 percentage points
2003-11-050.25 percentage points
2003-12-030.25 percentage points
2005-03-020.25 percentage points
2006-05-030.25 percentage points
2006-08-020.25 percentage points
2006-11-080.25 percentage points
2007-08-080.25 percentage points
2007-11-070.25 percentage points
2008-02-060.25 percentage points
2008-03-050.25 percentage points
2008-09-03-0.25 percentage points
2008-10-08-1.00 percentage points
2008-11-05-0.75 percentage points
2008-12-03-1.00 percentage points
2009-02-04-1.00 percentage points
2009-04-08-0.25 percentage points
2009-10-070.25 percentage points
2009-11-040.25 percentage points
2009-12-020.25 percentage points
2010-03-030.25 percentage points
2010-04-070.25 percentage points
2010-05-050.25 percentage points
2010-11-030.25 percentage points
2011-11-02-0.25 percentage points
2011-12-07-0.25 percentage points
2012-05-02-0.50 percentage points
2012-06-06-0.25 percentage points
2012-10-03-0.25 percentage points
2012-12-05-0.25 percentage points
2013-05-08-0.25 percentage points
2013-08-07-0.25 percentage points
2015-02-04-0.25 percentage points
2015-05-06-0.25 percentage points
2016-05-04-0.25 percentage points
2016-08-03-0.25 percentage points
2019-06-05-0.25 percentage points
2019-07-03-0.25 percentage points
2019-10-02-0.25 percentage points
2020-03-04-0.25 percentage points
2020-03-20-0.25 percentage points
2020-11-04-0.15 percentage points
2022-05-040.25 percentage points
2022-06-080.50 percentage points
2022-07-060.50 percentage points
2022-08-030.50 percentage points
2022-09-070.50 percentage points
2022-10-050.25 percentage points
2022-11-020.25 percentage points
2022-12-070.25 percentage points
2023-02-080.25 percentage points
2023-03-080.25 percentage points
2023-05-030.25 percentage points
2023-06-070.25 percentage points
2023-11-080.25 percentage points
2025-02-19-0.25 percentage points
2025-05-21-0.25 percentage points
2025-08-13-0.25 percentage points
2026-02-040.25 percentage points
2026-03-180.25 percentage points
2026-05-060.25 percentage points
2026-09-300.25 percentage points
2026-11-040.25 percentage points
cash_rate_target_change_high (percentage points). Every observation is drawn.
DateValue
1990-01-23-0.50 percentage points
1990-02-15-0.50 percentage points
1990-04-04-1.00 percentage points
1990-08-02-1.00 percentage points
1990-10-15-1.00 percentage points
1990-12-18-1.00 percentage points
1991-04-04-0.50 percentage points
1991-05-16-1.00 percentage points
1991-09-03-1.00 percentage points
1991-11-06-1.00 percentage points
1992-01-08-1.00 percentage points
1992-05-06-1.00 percentage points
1992-07-08-0.75 percentage points
1993-03-23-0.50 percentage points
1993-07-30-0.50 percentage points
1994-08-170.75 percentage points
1994-10-241.00 percentage points
1994-12-141.00 percentage points
1996-07-31-0.50 percentage points
1996-11-06-0.50 percentage points
1996-12-11-0.50 percentage points
1997-05-23-0.50 percentage points
1997-07-30-0.50 percentage points
1997-10-010.00 percentage points
1998-12-02-0.25 percentage points
1999-11-030.25 percentage points
2000-02-020.50 percentage points
2000-04-050.25 percentage points
2000-05-030.25 percentage points
2000-08-020.25 percentage points
2001-02-07-0.50 percentage points
2001-03-07-0.25 percentage points
2001-04-04-0.50 percentage points
2001-09-05-0.25 percentage points
2001-10-03-0.25 percentage points
2001-12-05-0.25 percentage points
2002-05-080.25 percentage points
2002-06-050.25 percentage points
2003-11-050.25 percentage points
2003-12-030.25 percentage points
2005-03-020.25 percentage points
2006-05-030.25 percentage points
2006-08-020.25 percentage points
2006-11-080.25 percentage points
2007-08-080.25 percentage points
2007-11-070.25 percentage points
2008-02-060.25 percentage points
2008-03-050.25 percentage points
2008-09-03-0.25 percentage points
2008-10-08-1.00 percentage points
2008-11-05-0.75 percentage points
2008-12-03-1.00 percentage points
2009-02-04-1.00 percentage points
2009-04-08-0.25 percentage points
2009-10-070.25 percentage points
2009-11-040.25 percentage points
2009-12-020.25 percentage points
2010-03-030.25 percentage points
2010-04-070.25 percentage points
2010-05-050.25 percentage points
2010-11-030.25 percentage points
2011-11-02-0.25 percentage points
2011-12-07-0.25 percentage points
2012-05-02-0.50 percentage points
2012-06-06-0.25 percentage points
2012-10-03-0.25 percentage points
2012-12-05-0.25 percentage points
2013-05-08-0.25 percentage points
2013-08-07-0.25 percentage points
2015-02-04-0.25 percentage points
2015-05-06-0.25 percentage points
2016-05-04-0.25 percentage points
2016-08-03-0.25 percentage points
2019-06-05-0.25 percentage points
2019-07-03-0.25 percentage points
2019-10-02-0.25 percentage points
2020-03-04-0.25 percentage points
2020-03-20-0.25 percentage points
2020-11-04-0.15 percentage points
2022-05-040.25 percentage points
2022-06-080.50 percentage points
2022-07-060.50 percentage points
2022-08-030.50 percentage points
2022-09-070.50 percentage points
2022-10-050.25 percentage points
2022-11-020.25 percentage points
2022-12-070.25 percentage points
2023-02-080.25 percentage points
2023-03-080.25 percentage points
2023-05-030.25 percentage points
2023-06-070.25 percentage points
2023-11-080.25 percentage points
2025-02-19-0.25 percentage points
2025-05-21-0.25 percentage points
2025-08-13-0.25 percentage points
2026-02-040.25 percentage points
2026-03-180.25 percentage points
2026-05-060.25 percentage points
2026-09-300.25 percentage points
2026-11-040.25 percentage points
cash_rate_target_low (per cent). Every observation is drawn.
DateValue
1990-01-2317.00 per cent
1990-02-1516.50 per cent
1990-04-0415.00 per cent
1990-08-0214.00 per cent
1990-10-1513.00 per cent
1990-12-1812.00 per cent
1991-04-0411.50 per cent
1991-05-1610.50 per cent
1991-09-039.50 per cent
1991-11-068.50 per cent
1992-01-087.50 per cent
1992-05-066.50 per cent
1992-07-085.75 per cent
1993-03-235.25 per cent
1993-07-304.75 per cent
1994-08-175.50 per cent
1994-10-246.50 per cent
1994-12-147.50 per cent
1996-07-317.00 per cent
1996-11-066.50 per cent
1996-12-116.00 per cent
1997-05-235.50 per cent
1997-07-305.00 per cent
1997-10-015.00 per cent
1998-12-024.75 per cent
1999-11-035.00 per cent
2000-02-025.50 per cent
2000-04-055.75 per cent
2000-05-036.00 per cent
2000-08-026.25 per cent
2001-02-075.75 per cent
2001-03-075.50 per cent
2001-04-045.00 per cent
2001-09-054.75 per cent
2001-10-034.50 per cent
2001-12-054.25 per cent
2002-05-084.50 per cent
2002-06-054.75 per cent
2003-11-055.00 per cent
2003-12-035.25 per cent
2005-03-025.50 per cent
2006-05-035.75 per cent
2006-08-026.00 per cent
2006-11-086.25 per cent
2007-08-086.50 per cent
2007-11-076.75 per cent
2008-02-067.00 per cent
2008-03-057.25 per cent
2008-09-037.00 per cent
2008-10-086.00 per cent
2008-11-055.25 per cent
2008-12-034.25 per cent
2009-02-043.25 per cent
2009-04-083.00 per cent
2009-10-073.25 per cent
2009-11-043.50 per cent
2009-12-023.75 per cent
2010-03-034.00 per cent
2010-04-074.25 per cent
2010-05-054.50 per cent
2010-11-034.75 per cent
2011-11-024.50 per cent
2011-12-074.25 per cent
2012-05-023.75 per cent
2012-06-063.50 per cent
2012-10-033.25 per cent
2012-12-053.00 per cent
2013-05-082.75 per cent
2013-08-072.50 per cent
2015-02-042.25 per cent
2015-05-062.00 per cent
2016-05-041.75 per cent
2016-08-031.50 per cent
2019-06-051.25 per cent
2019-07-031.00 per cent
2019-10-020.75 per cent
2020-03-040.50 per cent
2020-03-200.25 per cent
2020-11-040.10 per cent
2022-05-040.35 per cent
2022-06-080.85 per cent
2022-07-061.35 per cent
2022-08-031.85 per cent
2022-09-072.35 per cent
2022-10-052.60 per cent
2022-11-022.85 per cent
2022-12-073.10 per cent
2023-02-083.35 per cent
2023-03-083.60 per cent
2023-05-033.85 per cent
2023-06-074.10 per cent
2023-11-084.35 per cent
2025-02-194.10 per cent
2025-05-213.85 per cent
2025-08-133.60 per cent
2026-02-043.85 per cent
2026-03-184.10 per cent
2026-05-064.35 per cent
2026-09-304.60 per cent
2026-11-044.85 per cent
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    rel_01M6JHFX0F4DA8T8DSQ4GHNEX2Reserve Bank of Australia Financial Data terms (Section 5 of the RBA Copyright and Disclaimer Notice)The Reserve Bank of Australia does not endorse this product or any use of these data.Use of these data is subject to the RBA's disclaimers: the RBA accepts no liability arising from their use, and users assume the entire risk, including when using them as the basis for a financial instrument or transaction.These data are published on the Reserve Bank of Australia website without a fee being charged by the RBA.

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    Reserve Bank of Australia (2026). Changes in Monetary Policy and Administered Rates (A2) [release rel_01M6JHFX0F4DA8T8DSQ4GHNEX2]. Retrieved 4 Nov 2026 via OpenDataRouter.Pinned link to this release
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First rows of rba/cash-rate-decisions, ordered by date
datedateordercash_rate_target_change_lowdecimal, percentage pointscash_rate_target_change_highdecimal, percentage pointscash_rate_target_lowdecimal, per centcash_rate_target_highdecimal, per centes_rate_changedecimal, percentage pointses_ratedecimal, per centovernight_repo_rate_changedecimal, percentage pointsovernight_repo_ratedecimal, per cent
1990-01-23-1.00-0.5017.0017.50nullnullnullnull
1990-02-15-0.50-0.5016.5017.00nullnullnullnull
1990-04-04-1.50-1.0015.0015.50nullnullnullnull
1990-08-02-1.00-1.0014.0014.00nullnullnullnull
1990-10-15-1.00-1.0013.0013.00nullnullnullnull
1990-12-18-1.00-1.0012.0012.00nullnullnullnull
1991-04-04-0.50-0.5011.5011.50nullnullnullnull
1991-05-16-1.00-1.0010.5010.50nullnullnullnull
1991-09-03-1.00-1.009.509.50nullnullnullnull
1991-11-06-1.00-1.008.508.50nullnullnullnull
1992-01-08-1.00-1.007.507.50nullnullnullnull
1992-05-06-1.00-1.006.506.50nullnullnullnull
1992-07-08-0.75-0.755.755.75nullnullnullnull
1993-03-23-0.50-0.505.255.25nullnullnullnull
1993-07-30-0.50-0.504.754.75nullnullnullnull
1994-08-170.750.755.505.50nullnullnullnull
1994-10-241.001.006.506.50nullnullnullnull
1994-12-141.001.007.507.50null7.40null7.75
1996-07-31-0.50-0.507.007.00-0.506.90-0.507.25
1996-11-06-0.50-0.506.506.50-0.506.40-0.506.75

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  • datedate

    Primary key

    Day the new rates took effect (the effective date on the RBA's cash rate page)

    Unit
    None
    Nullable
    No
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    Range

  • cash_rate_target_change_lowdecimal(5,2)

    Change in the cash rate target (RBA series ARBAMPCCCR). For the decisions of 23 January and 4 April 1990, announced as a range, the smaller end of the range (the larger cut).

    Unit
    percentage points
    Nullable
    Yes
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  • cash_rate_target_change_highdecimal(5,2)

    Change in the cash rate target; equal to cash_rate_target_change_low except for the two ranges of 1990, where it is the larger end (the smaller cut).

    Unit
    percentage points
    Nullable
    Yes
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  • cash_rate_target_lowdecimal(5,2)

    New cash rate target as announced (ARBAMPCNCRT). For the decisions of 23 January, 15 February and 4 April 1990, announced as a range, the lower end of the range.

    Unit
    per cent
    Nullable
    Yes
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  • cash_rate_target_highdecimal(5,2)

    New cash rate target; equal to cash_rate_target_low except for the three ranges of 1990, where it is the upper end.

    Unit
    per cent
    Nullable
    Yes
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  • es_rate_changedecimal(5,2)

    Change in the rate paid on exchange settlement balances (ARBAMPCRPESB), from 31 July 1996

    Unit
    percentage points
    Nullable
    Yes
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  • es_ratedecimal(5,2)

    New rate paid on exchange settlement balances (ARBAMPNRPESB), from 14 December 1994

    Unit
    per cent
    Nullable
    Yes
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  • overnight_repo_rate_changedecimal(5,2)

    Change in the pricing rate on RBA overnight standing facility repos (ARBAMPCORR), from 31 July 1996

    Unit
    percentage points
    Nullable
    Yes
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  • overnight_repo_ratedecimal(5,2)

    New pricing rate on RBA overnight standing facility repos (ARBAMPNORR), from 14 December 1994

    Unit
    per cent
    Nullable
    Yes
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