APRIL KEY FIGURES
| | Mar 2009 | Apr 2009 | Mar 2009 to Apr 2009 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation | 15 430 | 15 883 | 2.9 |
| Personal finance | 6 345 | 6 340 | -0.1 |
| Commercial finance | 27 959 | 27 918 | -0.1 |
| Lease finance | 450 | 435 | -3.3 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation | 15 750 | 16 050 | 1.9 |
| Personal finance | 6 260 | 6 270 | 0.2 |
| Commercial finance | 31 086 | 27 066 | -12.9 |
| Lease finance | 461 | 422 | -8.4 |
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Personal finance
| Commercial finance
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APRIL KEY POINTS
APRIL 2009 COMPARED WITH MARCH 2009:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions increased 2.9% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series rose 1.9%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments decreased 0.1%. Revolving credit commitments fell 1.5%, while fixed lending commitments rose 1.6%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments increased 0.2%, with a rise recorded in fixed lending commitments (up 3.8%), while revolving credit commitments fell (down 2.9%).
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments decreased 0.1%, with a fall recorded in revolving credit commitments (down 1.8%), while fixed lending commitments rose (up 0.7%).
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments decreased 12.9%, due mainly to a decrease in fixed lending commitments (down 17.9%). Revolving credit commitments decreased 1.2%.
LEASE FINANCE
- Lease finance commitments decreased 3.3% in trend terms, while the seasonally adjusted series decreased 8.4%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
May 2009 | 13 July 2009 |
June 2009 | 11 August 2009 |
July 2009 | 14 September 2009 |
August 2009 | 12 October 2009 |
September 2009 | 11 November 2009 |
October 2009 | 14 December 2009 |
REVISIONS
Minor revisions in original terms were made to Housing finance, Personal finance and Commercial finance for the previous month. Seasonally adjusted and trend series have been revised as a result of the revisions to the original series and the incorporation of estimates for the latest month.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Philip Beresford on Canberra (02) 6252 6052.