Currency

Amounts of money can be expressed with symbols, which are set before the amount with no space:

Some symbols are alphabetic characters, which are also placed unspaced before the amount:

Alternatively, use the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 3-letter codes, which precede the amount but have a space:

See a full list of ISO 3-letter currency codes on the IBAN website(Opens in a new tab/window).

If spelling out the currency name in full, place the words after the amount:

For dollar currencies, it may be necessary to specify which country you are referring to:

For foreign currencies, it may be helpful to give a conversion rate to Australian or American dollars as a footnote, with the date when the conversion applies.

To refer to the value of the currency in a particular year, use the following style:

In tables or figures where a monetary value is the unit, express it as follows:

or, if space is limited (note the apostrophe):

Show either full dollar amounts or 2 decimal places, not 1 decimal place:

For large numbers that can be rounded, use numerals and words:

If space is limited in tables and figures, million can be abbreviated to m, with no space between the number and m:

Quantities of thousands of dollars should not be abbreviated (e.g. do not use k to represent 1,000).

For amounts in cents only, show in full:

Use the following format for a range in currency, if the numerals are followed by a word such as million: