2009 Self-assessment of the Reserve Bank Information and Transfer System List of tables

Table 1: Payments in Australia*
2008/09, daily average
Volume 000s Value $billion
RTGS 32.2 184.0
– Customer payments (HVCS) 29.1 122.8
– Debt securities (Austraclear)** 2.9 47.2
– RITS cash transfers 0.2 14.4
Retail payments 23,165.6 54.6
– Direct entry 8,731.0 47.4
– Cheques 1,400.8 5.9
– Credit/charge cards 5,663.8 0.8
– Debit cards 7,370.0 0.5
Cash equities (CHESS) 420.0 4.4
Total 23,617.7 243.5

* Including payments that are not interbank payments
** Excluding the settlement of intraday repurchase agreements

Sources: Australian Securities Exchange (ASX); RBA
Table 2: RTGS Average Throughput
2008/09
Time by which each percentage
of total payments is settled
25 50 75
Summer time*
– Number 10:00 11:15 14:00
– Value 11:45 14:15 16:00
Winter time**
– Number 9:45 11:15 14:00
– Value 11:30 14:00 15:45

* 6 October 2008 to 3 April 2009
** 1 July 2008 to 3 October 2008 and 6 April 2009 to 30 June 2009

Source: RBA
Table 3: RITS System Availability
Per cent
Year RBA-controlled
components 		Non-RBA-controlled
components
2006 99.85 99.77
2007 99.90 99.82
2008 99.96 99.90
First half 2009 99.99 99.82

Source: RBA