Monetary Policy Data
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Category: Financial Statistics
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Last Updated: 25 January 2023
November 2022
Monetary Policy Data
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Nov 22 |
Oct 22 |
Nov 21 |
Foreign Reserves (TOP million) |
866.2 |
877.0 |
783.9 |
Months of Imports (trade estimate)1 |
136 |
13.9 |
13.0r |
Months of Imports (Overseas Exchange Transactions estimate)1 |
15.2 |
15.6 |
16.1 |
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Inflation (apc)2 |
11.1 |
13.1r |
8.2 |
Imported (apc)2 |
8.6 |
10.4 |
9.6 |
Domestic (apc)2 |
14.5 |
16.6r |
6.4 |
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Activity Indicators |
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Total Credit Growth (apc)3 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
-4.5 |
Total Outstanding Loan (Ann. Tot $ m)3 |
490.3 |
478.8 |
474.2 |
Household (apc)4 |
-1.1 |
-1.1 |
-0.5 |
Business (apc)4 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
-9.0 |
Total Deposits (TOP million)5 |
868.6 |
862.6 |
819.8 |
Total Deposits (apc)5 |
6.0 |
9.4 |
19.4 |
Exchange Settlement Accounts (TOP million) |
399.2 |
396.5 |
364.7 |
NRBT Notes on issue (TOP million) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Banks' holding of Govt Securities (TOP million) |
41.7 |
417 |
37.6 |
Broad Money (M2, TOP million)6 |
844.0 |
843.4 |
807.2 |
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Overseas Exchange Transactions7 |
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Total OET Payments (annual Total, TOP million)8 |
901.4 |
885.0r |
769.4 |
Total OET Payments (apc)8 |
17.2 |
17.2 |
14.2 |
Total OET Receipts (annual Total, TOP million)9 |
1036.0 |
1058.8 |
991.0 |
Total OET Receipts (apc)9 |
4.5 |
10.2 |
17.9 |
Imports (annual Total, TOP million) |
553.7 |
541.7r |
503.3r |
Imports (apc) |
10.0 |
8.3 |
19.8 |
Exports (annual Total, TOP million) |
10.4 |
10.8 |
13.9 |
Exports (apc) |
-25.7 |
-21.9 |
5.7 |
Travel Receipts (annual Total, TOP million) |
45.1 |
38.0 |
21.5 |
Travel Receipts (apc) |
110.2 |
80.6 |
-59.9 |
Remittances (annual Total, TOP million)10 |
477.6 |
475.8 |
490.7r |
Remittances (apc)10 |
-2.7 |
-2.1 |
26.9r |
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Financial Markets |
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Exchange Rate |
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USD/TOP |
0.4197 |
0.4108 |
0.4431 |
AUD/TOP |
0.6345 |
0.6437 |
0.6039 |
NZD/TOP |
0.6909 |
0.7204 |
0.6296 |
FJD/TOP |
0.9238 |
0.9247 |
0.9032 |
Nominal Trade Weighted Index11 |
93.86 |
95.30r |
89.95 |
Real Trade Weighted Index11 |
116.57 |
118.81r |
107.95r |
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Interest Rates |
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Weighted Average Lending Rate (%)12 |
8.23 |
8.21 |
7.84 |
Housing (%) |
8.13 |
8.13 |
8.10 |
Business (%)12 |
8.34 |
8.31 |
7.35 |
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Weighted Average Deposit Rate (%)12 |
1.62 |
1.63 |
1.77 |
12-month term (%) |
3.49 |
3.49 |
3.98 |
Savings (%) |
2.35 |
2.33 |
2.43 |
Term (%)9 |
2.94 |
2.94 |
3.17 |
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Notes:
apc = annual percent change 1- Methodology used for this calculation has changed in February 2017 to include both imports of goods and services. compared to previous publications. 2- CPI as published by the Statistics Department was rebased in September 2018. The base period of September 2018 = 100. 3- This series includes total loans from the banking system, including Government Development Loan. 4- The methodology for calculating this series was updated in August 2014, resulting in revisions to the full history of data. 5- New series includes total deposits from the banking system since April 2022. 6- The methodology for calculating this series was updated in March 2014, resuting in revisions to the data backdating to January 2012. 7- Historical OET data up to May 2014 has been updated with the transition to Balance of Payments Manual 6. 8- New series including all outward OET from Tonga since April 2022. 9- New series including all inward OET to Tonga since April 2022. 10- The methodology for calculating this series was updated in May 2015, resulting in revisions to the data backdating to May 2014. 11- The methodology for calculating this series was updated in September 2013, resulting in revisions to the full history of data. 12- The methodology for calculating this series was updated to include interest rates and total loans of the Government Development Loans. r- Data in previous months may have been adjusted to incorporate revisions.
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Prepared by the Economics Department | National Reserve Bank of Tonga |
Last Updated on 19 January 2023 |
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November Released on 2 February 2018 | 13 KB |
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January Released on 24 March 2017 | 21 KB |
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November Last Updated on 9 February 2017 | 13 KB |
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September Last Updated on 16 November 2016 | 13 KB |
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May Last Updated on 7 July 2016 | 23 KB
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April Last Updated on 20 June 2016 | 22 KB |
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March Last Updated on 9 May 2016 | 13 KB |
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February Last Updated on 6 April 2016 | 22 KB |
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January Last Updated on 24 March 2016 | 24 KB |
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December Last Updated on 10 February 2016 | 13 KB
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November Last Updated on 18 January 2016 | 24 KB
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October Last Updated on 11 December 2015 | 24 KB
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September Last Updated on 6 November 2015 | 24 KB
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August Last Updated on 23 October 2015 | 24 KB
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July Last Updated on 8 September 2015 | 24 KB
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June Last Updated on 21 August 2015 | 24 KB |
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May Last Updated on 14 July 2015 | 23 KB
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April Last Updated on 10 June 2015 | 13 KB |
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March Last Updated on 6 May 2015 | 13 KB |
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February Last Updated on 31 March 2015 | 23 KB |
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January Last Updated on 4 March 2015 | 23 KB
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2014
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December Last Updated on 11 February 2015 | 23 KB
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November Last Updated on 12 January 2015 | 13 KB
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October Last Updated on 9 December 2014 | 23 KB
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September Last Updated on 24 November 2014 | 23 KB
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August Last Updated on 10 October 2014 | 23 KB
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July Last Updated on 8 September 2014 | 22 KB
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June Last Updated on 6 August 2014 | 22 KB |
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May Last Updated on 7 July 2014 | 23 KB
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April Last Updated on 11 June 2014 | 23 KB |
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March Last Updated on 15 May 2014 | 23 KB |
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February Last Updated on 3 April 2014 | 13 KB |
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January Last Updated on 12 March 2014 | 13 KB
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2013
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December Last Updated on 10 February 2014 | 24 KB
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November Last Updated on 7 January 2014 | 14 KB
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October Last Updated on 12 December 2013 | 22 KB
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September Last Updated on 7 November 2013 | 27 KB
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August Last Updated on 10 October 2013 | 22 KB
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July Last Updated on 18 September 2013 | 19 KB
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June Last Updated on 9 August 2013 | 29 KB |
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May Last Updated on 19 July 2013 | 29 KB
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April Last Updated on 10 June 2013 | 22 KB |
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March Last Updated on 3 May 2013 | 29 KB |
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February Last Updated on 14 May 2013 | 51 KB |
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January Last Updated on 14 May 2013 | 51 KB
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2012
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December Last Updated on 14 February 2013 | 30 KB
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November Last Updated on 17 January 2013 | 11 KB
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October Last Updated on 13 December 2012 | 28 KB
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September Last Updated on 12 November 2012 | 29 KB
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August Last Updated on 19 October 2012 | 30 KB
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July Last Updated on 6 September 2012 | 29 KB
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May Last Updated on 17 July 2012 | 11 KB
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April Last Updated on 18 June 2012 | 28 KB |
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March Last Updated on 22 May 2012 | 21 KB |
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February Last Updated on 11 May 2012 | 21 KB |
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January Last Updated on 3 April 2012 | 29 KB
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2011
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December Last Updated on 13 February 2012 | 21 KB
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November Last Updated on 12 January 2012 | 40 KB
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October Last Updated on 7 December 2011 | 17 KB
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September Last Updated on 14 November 2011 | 11 KB
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August Last Updated on 6 October 2011 | 19 KB
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June Last Updated on 27 July 2011 | 15 KB |
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May Last Updated on 1 July 2016 | 15 KB
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April Last Updated on 7 June 2011 | 15 KB |
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March Last Updated on 11 May 2011 | 14 KB |
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February Last Updated on 7 April 2011 | 13 KB |
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January Last Updated on 7 March 2011 | 14 KB
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2010
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December Last Updated on 11 February 2011 | 14 KB
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November Last Updated on 13 January 2011 | 13 KB
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October Last Updated on 8 December 2010 | 13 KB
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September Last Updated on 22 November 2010 | 13 KB
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August Last Updated on 30 September 2010 | 15 KB
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July Last Updated on 13 September 2010 | 14 KB
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June Last Updated on 6 August 2010 | 14 KB |
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May Last Updated on 25 June 2010 | 15 KB
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April Last Updated on 27 May 2010 | 17 KB |
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March Last Updated on 11 May 2010 | 17 KB |
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February Last Updated on 12 May 2010 | 17 KB |
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January Last Updated on 12 May 2010 | 17 KB
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December Last Updated on 17 February 2010 | 14 KB
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November Last Updated on 12 January 2010 | 14 KB
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October Last Updated on 14 December 2009 | 36 KB
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September Last Updated on 10 November 2009 | 14 KB
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August Last Updated on 15 October 2009 | 26 KB
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July Last Updated on 16 September 2009 | 16 KB
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June Last Updated on 26 August 2009 | 38 KB |
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May Last Updated on 21 August 2009 | 14 KB
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April Last Updated on 5 June 2009 | 14 KB |
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March Last Updated on 13 May 2009 | 14 KB |
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February Last Updated on 6 April 2009 | 14 KB |
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January Last Updated on 9 March 2009 | 14 KB
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