Defining SME
How Shift's framework maps SME data.
Abbreviations
This page spells out the acronyms and terms used across the Shift SME Index.
Acronym | Full form / description |
|---|---|
ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
ADI | Authorised deposit-taking institution; a bank or similar lender regulated by APRA |
APRA |
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
ASBFEO | Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman |
ASIC | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
ATO |
Australian Taxation Office |
CSV | A plain-text file format for the underlying chart data, opens directly in Excel or similar software |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
NSW |
New South Wales |
QLD |
Queensland |
RBA | Reserve Bank of Australia |
SA |
South Australia |
SME | Small and / or medium enterprises |
VIC |
Victoria |
WA | Western Australia |
YoY | Year-on-year |
Sources and methods
The supporting data, references and methodology that sit behind the Shift SME Economy Index are available upon request.
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Credit landscape
Where SME credit comes from, and where the gaps are.
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Methodology
How the Index is built, and how it's revised over time.