APRIL KEY FIGURES
| | Mar 2013 | Apr 2013 | Mar 2013 to Apr 2013 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 14 360 | 14 530 | 1.2 |
| Personal finance | 8 029 | 8 161 | 1.6 |
| Commercial finance | 29 822 | 29 807 | -0.1 |
| Lease finance | 509 | 512 | 0.7 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 14 748 | 14 609 | -0.9 |
| Personal finance | 7 948 | 8 358 | 5.2 |
| Commercial finance | 29 754 | 30 698 | 3.2 |
| Lease finance | 516 | 508 | -1.5 |
|
(a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
APRIL KEY POINTS
APRIL 2013 COMPARED WITH MARCH 2013:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 1.2% in trend terms, while the seasonally adjusted series fell 0.9%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 1.6%. Fixed lending commitments rose 2.2% and revolving credit commitments rose 0.9%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 5.2%. Revolving credit commitments rose 16.1%, while fixed lending commitments fell 1.4%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 0.1%. Revolving credit commitments fell 1.2%, while fixed lending commitments rose 0.4%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 3.2% in April 2013, following a rise of 1.7% in March 2013. Revolving credit commitments rose 10.2%, following a rise of 5.1% in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments rose 0.8%, following a rise of 0.6% in the previous month.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments rose 0.7%, while the seasonally adjusted series fell 1.5%, following a fall of 2.6% in March 2013.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
May 2013 | 15 July 2013 |
June 2013 | 12 August 2013 |
July 2013 | 11 September 2013 |
August 2013 | 15 October 2013 |
September 2013 | 12 November 2013 |
October 2013 | 13 December 2013 |
REVISIONS
In this issue revisions have been made to the original series as a result of improved reporting of survey and administrative data. These revisions have impacted on:
- Owner occupied housing values for March 2013
- Commercial finance values for March 2013
- Lease finance values for March 2013.
Seasonally adjusted and trend series are revised as a result of revisions to the original series, the incorporation of estimates for the latest month and the revision of seasonal factors due to the concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Tavish Shrestha on Sydney (02) 9268 4615.