SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions fell 0.5% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series rose 0.1%.
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 8 June 2016.
PERSONAL FINANCE
The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 2.0% in April 2016 compared with March 2016. Revolving lending commitments rose 2.5% and fixed lending commitments rose 1.7%.
The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 5.0%. Revolving lending commitments rose 14.2%, while fixed lending commitments fell 0.9%.
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 fell 0.3% in April 2016 compared with March 2016. Revolving lending commitments fell 0.5% and fixed lending commitments fell 0.2%.
The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 3.3% in April 2016, after a rise of 1.5% in March 2016. Fixed lending commitments fell 2.8%, after a rise of 0.1% in the previous month.
The value of commitments for the purchase of dwellings by individuals for rent or resale (trend) fell 0.1% in April 2016 and the seasonally adjusted series rose 0.3%.
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
LEASE FINANCE
The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments fell 1.6% in April 2016 and the seasonally adjusted series rose 0.4%, after a fall of 7.8% in March 2016.
Further detail can be found in Table 1 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF.
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