RDP 2014-01: Macroeconomic Consequences of Terms of Trade Episodes, Past and Present Appendix B: Data Sources
January 2014 – ISSN 1320-7229 (Print), ISSN 1448-5109 (Online)
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Tables B1, B2 and B3 contain lists of data sources used in this paper.
| Series | Data sources | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Export and import prices | Gillitzer and Kearns (2005) | 1870–1959 |
| ABS Cat No 5302.0 | 1959–2013 | |
| Average weekly earnings | Butlin MW (1977) | 1901–1949 |
| ABS Cat Nos 6350.0 and 6302.0 | 1950–2013 | |
| Real TWI | McKenzie (1986) | 1892–1970 |
| RBA Statistical Table ‘F15 Real Exchange Rate Measures’ | 1971–2013 | |
| Consumer price inflation | ABS Cat No 1301.0 Year Book Australia 1995 |
1860–1949 |
| ABS Cat No 6401.0 | 1950–2012 |
| Series | Data sources | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | Butlin NG (1962) | 1895–1900 |
| Butlin MW (1977) | 1901–1959 | |
| ABS Cat Nos 5204.0 and 5206.0 | 1960–2013 | |
| Consumption | Butlin MW (1977) | 1901–1959 |
| ABS Cat Nos 5204.0 and 5206.0 | 1960–2013 | |
| Investment | Butlin MW (1977) | 1901–1959 |
| ABS Cat Nos 5204.0 and 5206.0 | 1960–2013 | |
| Imports | Butlin MW (1977) | 1901–1959 |
| ABS Cat Nos 5204.0 and 5206.0 | 1960–2013 | |
| Exports | Butlin MW (1977) | 1901–1959 |
| ABS Cat Nos 5204.0 and 5206.0 | 1960–2013 | |
| Exports shares by commodity | Gillitzer and Kearns (2005) | 1904–2004 |
| ABS Cat No 5368.0 | 2005–2012 | |
| Exports shares by country | Vamplew (1987) | 1901–1915 |
| Pinkstone (1992) | 1916–1987 | |
| ABS Cat No 5368.0 | 1988–2012 | |
| Fiscal balance | Vamplew (1987) | 1889–1961 |
| ABS Cat Nos 5501.0 and 5512.0 | 1962–2012 | |
| Government debt | Vamplew (1987) | 1854–1982 |
| Commonwealth Treasury | 1911–1982 | |
| Australian Government budget papers | 1971–2013 | |
| Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) | 1983–2013 | |
| Resident population and overseas migration | ABS Cat Nos 3101.0 and 3105.0.65.001 | 1870–2013 |
| Series | Data sources | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | http://www.onlygold.com/ | 1900–1919 |
| Bloomberg | 1920–2012 | |
| Crude oil | Global Financial Data (GFD) – West Texas Intermediate (WTI) | 1900–2002 |
| Bloomberg – Brent | 2003–2012 | |
| Iron ore | US Geological Survey (USGS) | 1901–1965 |
| Australia Bureau of Agricultural and Research Economics (ABARE) – Australia contract price | 1966–2009 |
|
| Bloomberg | 2010–2012 | |
| Coal | Gillitzer and Kearns (2005) | 1901–2003 |
| ABS (by request)(c) | 2004–2012 | |
| Wool | Butlin NG (1962) | 1900 |
| ABS Cat No 1301.0 | 1901–1951 | |
| ABARE | 1952–1999 | |
| Landmark | 2000–2012 | |
| Base metals(a) | Pfaffenzeller, Newbold and Rayner (2007) | 1900–2003 |
| IMF Primary Commodity Prices | 2004–2012 | |
| Food(b) | Pfaffenzeller et al (2007) | 1900–2003 |
| IMF Primary Commodity Prices | 2004–2012 | |
| US GDP deflator | GFD | 1900–1959 |
| US Bureau of Economic Analysis | 1960–2012 | |
| Notes: (a) Geometric average of the prices for aluminium, copper, lead,
nickel, tin and zinc (b) Geometric average of the prices for banana, beef, cocoa, coffee, lamb, maize, palm oil, rice, sugar, tea and wheat (c) Average of thermal coal and coking coal prices |
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