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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS


HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION

The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 0.2% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series rose 1.8%.

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 10 August 2016.


PERSONAL FINANCE

The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 0.3% in June 2016 compared with May 2016. Fixed lending commitments rose 0.8%, while revolving credit commitments fell 0.4%.

The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 3.0%. Revolving lending commitments fell 8.3%, while fixed lending commitments rose 0.6%.

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 2.2% in June 2016 compared with May 2016. Revolving lending commitments fell 3.8% and fixed lending commitments fell 1.7%.

The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 8.7% in June 2016, following a fall of 4.7% in May 2016. Revolving lending commitments fell 31.6%, following a fall of 2.0% in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments fell 1.3%, following a fall of 5.5% in the previous month.

The value of commitments for the purchase of dwellings by individuals for rent or resale (trend) rose 1.3% in June 2016 and the seasonally adjusted series rose 3.8%.

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