RDP 2001-06: The Effect of Macroeconomic Conditions on Banks' Risk and Profitability Appendix A: Data

Banking Data

Quarterly panel
Bank Sample period
Adelaide Bank March 1994–September 1999
Advance Bank Australia June 1990–December 1996
Arab Bank Australia September 1994–September 1999
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group June 1990–September 1999
Bankers Trust Australia June 1990–September 1999
Bank of America Australia June 1990–September 1995
Bank of China June 1990–September 1999
Bank of Melbourne June 1990–September 1997
Bank of New Zealand June 1990–December 1992
Bank of Queensland September 1990–September 1999
Bank of Singapore (Australia) June 1990–June 1996
Bank of South Australia June 1990–June 1995
Bank of Tokyo – Mitsubishi (Australia) June 1990–September 1999
Bank of Western Australia (BankWest) June 1990–September 1999
Banque Nationale de Paris June 1990–December 1996
Barclays Bank PLC March 1994–December 1996
Bendigo Bank September 1995–September 1999
Challenge June 1990–September 1995
Citibank June 1990–September 1999
Colonial State Bank June 1990–September 1999
Commonwealth Bank of Australia June 1990–September 1999
Deutsche Bank AG June 1990–December 1996
HSBC Bank Australia June 1990–September 1999
IBJ Australia Bank June 1990–September 1999
ING Bank (Australia) December 1994–September 1999
Lloyds Bank NZA Ltd June 1990–December 1996
Macquarie Bank June 1990–September 1999
Mitsubishi Bank of Australia June 1990–March 1996
National Australia Bank June 1990–September 1999
NatWest Markets Australia June 1990–December 1997
Standard Chartered Bank Australia June 1990–September 1999
St. George Bank September 1992–September 1999
Suncorp-Metway June 1990–September 1999
Trust Bank June 1990–September 1999
Westpac Banking Corporation June 1990–September 1999

Source: Data reported to the Reserve Bank (up until July 1998) and APRA (thereafter).

Annual panel

Bank Sample period  
Advance Bank Australia 1986–1996 Acquired by St. George Bank
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group(a) 1960–1999
 
 
Australian Bank 1982–1988 Acquired by State Bank of Victoria
Australian Resources Development Bank(a) 1968–1989
 
Acquired by National Australia Bank
 
Bankers Trust Australia(a) 1987–1998 Acquired by Deutsche Bank
Bank of America Australia(a) 1960–1977 Acquired by ANZ
Bank of America Australia 1986–1994  
Bank of Melbourne 1990–1997 Acquired by Westpac
Bank of Queensland(a) 1960–1999
 
 
Prior to 1970 operated as Brisbane Permanent Building and Banking Company
Bank of Singapore (Australia) 1987–1995  
Bank of Tokyo – Mitsubishi (Australia) 1986–1998
 
Prior to 1995 operated as the Bank of Tokyo
Bank of Western Australia(a) 1960–1999
 
Prior to 1994 operated as the Rural and
Industries Bank of Western Australia
Challenge 1987–1994 Acquired by Westpac
Citibank(a) 1986–1998  
Colonial State Bank(a) 1960–1998
 
Prior to 1996 operated as the
State Bank of New South Wales
Commercial Bank of Australia(a) 1960–1981 Merged with Bank of New South Wales
Commercial Banking Company of Sydney(a) 1960–1981
 
Merged with National Australia Bank
 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia(a) 1960–1999  
HSBC Bank Australia(a) 1987–1998  
IBJ Australia Bank (a) 1987–1998  
Launceston Bank for Savings(a) 1960–1986
 
Merged with Tasmania Building Society to form Tasmania Bank
Lloyds Bank NZA 1986–1995  
Macquarie Bank(a) 1986–1999  
Mitsubishi Bank of Australia 1986–1995 Merged with Bank of Tokyo
National Australia Bank(a) 1960–1999  
National Mutual Royal Bank 1986–1989  
NatWest Markets Australia 1986–1996  
Primary Industry Bank of Australia 1979–1987
 
Acquired by Rural and
Industries Bank of Western Australia
The Savings Bank of Tasmania(a) 1960–1990
 
Merged with Tasmania Bank to
form Trust Bank
St. George Bank 1993–1998  
Standard Chartered Bank Australia(a) 1987–1998  
State Bank of South Australia(a) 1960–1992  
State Bank of Victoria(a) 1960–1990 Acquired by Commonwealth Bank
Suncorp-Metway 1989–1999  
Trust Bank 1991–1998 Acquired by Colonial State Bank
Westpac Banking Corporation(a) 1960–1999
 
Prior to 1982 operated as the
Bank of New South Wales

(a) Included in panel regression.

Source: Annual reports

Macroeconomic Data

Quarterly data

Share of interest in corporate income: Net interest payments of private, non-financial corporations as a share of private, non-financial corporations' gross operating surplus.

Source: Australian National Accounts: National Income, Expenditure and Product, ABS Cat No 5206.0.

Share of interest in household income: Household disposable income, interest payments – consumer and housing.

Sources: ABS Cat No 5206.0; ABS unpublished data.

Real credit growth: Seasonally adjusted credit deflated by the gross domestic product implicit price deflator – 1997/98=100, quarterly growth rate.

Sources: Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin Table D.2; ABS Cat No 5206.0.

Real GDP growth: Gross domestic product – expenditure, average 1997/98 prices, seasonally adjusted, chain-linked, quarterly growth rate.

Source: ABS Cat No 5206.0.

Real interest rate: 90-day bank bill rate deflated using the private consumption deflator over the previous four quarters.

Sources: Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin Table F.1; ABS Cat No 5206.0.

Commercial property price inflation: Quarterly growth in the implied price index derived from changes in the value of property assets held by property trusts.

Source: ABS Cat No 5645.0.

Share of construction in GDP: Private gross fixed capital expenditure (seasonally adjusted) as share of gross domestic product – expenditure (seasonally adjusted).

Source: ABS Cat No 5206.0.

Share of construction (excluding property trust purchases) in GDP: Private gross fixed capital expenditure (seasonally adjusted) less gross purchases of property by listed and unlisted unit trusts as share of gross domestic product – expenditure (seasonally adjusted).

Sources: ABS Cat No 5206.0; ABS Cat No 5645.0.

Annual data

Share of interest in corporate income: Net interest payments of private, non-financial corporations over the financial year as a share of private, non-financial corporations' gross operating surplus.

Source: ABS Cat No 5206.0.

Real credit growth: Seasonally adjusted credit deflated by the gross domestic product implicit price deflator – 1997/98=100, financial year year-on-year growth.

Sources: Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin Table D.2; Foster (1996); ABS Cat No 5206.0.

Residential property price inflation: Growth in annual (financial year) average price index.

Sources: March 1960–December 1969, Treasury; March 1970–December 1981, Abelson (1983); March 1982–June 1986, Real Estate Institute of Australia; September 1986–December 1999, ABS.

Real GDP growth: Gross domestic product – expenditure, average 1997/98 prices, seasonally adjusted, chain-linked, financial year year-on-year growth.

Source: ABS Cat No 5206.0.

Real interest rate: 10-year treasury bonds, end June, deflated using the consumer price index over the previous year.

Sources: Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin Table F.2; Foster (1996).

Share of construction in GDP: Private gross fixed capital expenditure over the financial year (seasonally adjusted) as share of gross domestic product – expenditure (seasonally adjusted).

Source: ABS Cat No 5206.0.