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APRIL KEY FIGURES

	Trend estimates		Seasonally adjusted estimates
	Apr 2012	Mar 2012 to Apr 2012	Apr 2012	Mar 2012 to Apr 2012
Value of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	$m	% change	$m	% change
Total dwellings	20 408	-0.2	20 450	1.2
Owner occupied housing	13 540	-0.5	13 573	0.9
Investment housing - fixed loans(c)	6 869	0.3	6 877	1.7
Number of dwelling commitments(a)(b)	no.	% change	no.	% change
Owner occupied housing	46 559	-0.4	46 632	0.2
Construction of dwellings	5 186	0.8	5 142	-0.6
Purchase of new dwellings	1 972	0.8	2 142	9.3
Purchase of established dwellings	39 402	-0.6	39 348	-0.1
(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 fell 0.2%. Owner occupied housing commitments fell 0.5%, while investment housing commitments rose 0.3%.
• In seasonally adjusted terms, the total value of dwelling finance commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 1.2%.

• In trend terms, the number of commitments for owner occupied housing finance fell 0.4%.
• In trend terms, the number of commitments for the purchase of established dwellings fell 0.6%, while the number of commitments for the construction of dwellings rose 0.8% and the number of commitments for the purchase of new dwellings rose 0.8%.
• In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments rose to 16.8% in April 2012 from 16.4% in March 2012.

• Investment housing for the periods January 2012 and March 2012
• Owner occupied housing for the period February 2012 to March 2012
• Housing loan outstandings to households for the periods September 2010, December 2010, March 2011 and the period June 2011 to March 2012.