In its annual bank fee benchmark report, Fujistu Consulting found Australian households on average pay 22% more in bank fees than British households, and 11% more than those in the US.
The survey concluded the average Australian household pays close to $1000 in fees each year, compared to $749 in the UK and $850 in the US.
Report author Martin North estimates Australian banks collected just under $5 billion in fee income in 2008, ranking them among the most expensive in the western world.
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