The Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness

Coverage Characteristics

The following data is collected and is detailed further in the series description:

(a) Settlement Cash Balances

(b) Overnight Reverse Repo Facility

(c) Autorepo Rollover Facility

(d) Bond Lending Facility

(e) Transaction Date

(f) Amount

(g) Bond

(g) Settlement date

(h) Maturity date

Periodicity

Daily.

Timeliness

The results of the Standing Facilities are released via electronic media the next banking day.

Access by the public

Advance release calendar

The "Advance Release Calendar" is updated and released each Friday on the website. This is a long-term plan of scheduled releases.

Integrity

Dissemination of terms and conditions under which official statistics are produced, including confidentiality of individual responses

Although there is no law that requires the RBNZ to compile and publish historical data on Standing Facilities, the data are disseminated by the RBNZ as a service to the public.

Provision of information about revisions and advance notice of major changes in methodology

The data are final and are not subject to revision.

Any changes to the processes of conducting the Standing Facilities are announced via electronic media.

Procedures are outlined in Section 3 of the Operating Rules and Guidelines for the Domestic Markets.

Quality

Dissemination of documentation on methodology and sources used in preparing statistics.

For additional explanatory information see the RBNZ Bulletin, Vol 67 No 4, Dec 2004.

Dissemination of ... that support statistical cross-check and provide assurance of reasonableness

Not applicable.