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APRIL KEY FIGURES

	Trend estimates		Seasonally adjusted estimates
	Apr 2013	Mar 2013 to Apr 2013	Apr 2013	Mar 2013 to Apr 2013
Value of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	$m	% change	$m	% change
Total dwellings	22 653	1.2	22 749	-0.2
Owner occupied housing	14 530	1.2	14 609	-0.9
Investment housing - fixed loans(c)	8 123	1.2	8 140	1.1
Number of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	no.	% change	no.	% change
Owner occupied housing	47 566	1.4	48 475	0.8
Construction of dwellings	5 302	1.5	5 343	0.2
Purchase of new dwellings	2 896	3.5	2 986	-0.4
Purchase of established dwellings	39 369	1.2	40 146	1.0
(a) Includes refinancing (see Glossary).
(b) Excludes alterations and additions.
(c) Excludes revolving credit.

Value of dwelling commitments, Total dwellings

No. of dwelling commitments, Owner occupied housing

• The trend estimate for the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 1.2%. Owner occupied housing commitments rose 1.2% and investment housing commitments rose 1.2%.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions fell 0.2%.

• In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance rose 1.4%.
• In trend terms, the number of commitments for the purchase of new dwellings rose 3.5%, the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings rose 1.5% and the number of commitments for the purchase of established dwellings rose 1.2%.
• In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments rose to 14.3% in April 2013 from 14.2% in March 2013.

• Owner occupied housing for March 2013
• Housing loan outstandings to households for the period June 2011 to March 2013.