SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions fell 0.1% in trend terms, and the seasonally adjusted series fell 1.1%.
Further detail can be found in Table 1 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF.
For further information, please refer to Housing Finance, Australia (cat. no. 5609.0), which was released on 9 June 2017.
PERSONAL FINANCE
The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 2.7% in April 2017 compared with March 2017. Fixed lending commitments fell 3.4% and revolving credit commitments fell 1.6%.
The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 5.3%. Fixed lending commitments fell 5.5% and revolving credit commitments fell 5.1%.
Further detail can be found in Tables 1 and 4 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 0.3% in April 2017 compared with March 2017. Revolving lending commitments rose 4.1%, while fixed lending commitments fell 0.6%.
The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 4.8% in April 2017, after a rise of 14.2% in March 2017. Revolving lending commitments fell 21.8%, after a rise of 38.2% in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments rose 0.7%, following a rise of 8.2% in the previous month.
The value of commitments for the purchase of dwellings by individuals for rent or resale (trend) fell 1.1% in April 2017 and the seasonally adjusted series fell 2.5%.
Further detail can be found in Tables 1 and 8 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF.
PURCHASE OF DWELLINGS BY INDIVIDUALS FOR RENT OR RESALE
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LEASE FINANCE
The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments fell 1.1% in April 2017 while the seasonally adjusted series rose 5.9%, after a fall of 11.4% in March 2017.
Further detail can be found in Table 1 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF.