The RBA has released its commodity price index for May, which increased by 0.5% in SDR (currency weighted) terms – the key determinant of the terms-of-trade – and by 2.5% in Australian dollar terms:
Preliminary estimates for May indicate that the index increased by 0.5 per cent (on a monthly average basis) in SDR terms, after increasing by 2.7 per cent in April (revised). The non-rural subindex increased in the month, while the rural and base metals subindices decreased. In Australian dollar terms, the index increased by 2.5 per cent in May.