Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – 2004 Financial Statements Note 17 – Segment Reporting

The RBA's primary function as a Central Bank is the implementation of monetary policy in one geographical area – Australia. Over 95 per cent of the RBA's assets (and a similar proportion of revenues) are managed for that purpose by the Financial Markets Group. Additional information on the make-up of the RBA's financial assets is provided in Note 18.