APRIL KEY FIGURES
| | Mar 2014 | Apr 2014 | Mar 2014 to Apr 2014 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 16 787 | 16 853 | 0.4 |
| Personal finance | 8 120 | 8 092 | -0.3 |
| Commercial finance | 41 932 | 42 777 | 2.0 |
| Lease finance | 414 | 410 | -1.0 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 16 681 | 16 911 | 1.4 |
| Personal finance | 8 133 | 7 950 | -2.2 |
| Commercial finance | 41 395 | 43 802 | 5.8 |
| Lease finance | 453 | 361 | -20.3 |
|
(a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
APRIL KEY POINTS
APRIL 2014 COMPARED WITH MARCH 2014:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 0.4% in trend terms, and the seasonally adjusted series rose 1.4%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 0.3%. Revolving credit commitments fell 0.5% and fixed lending commitments fell 0.2%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 2.2%. Revolving credit commitments fell 3.3% and fixed lending commitments fell 1.4%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 2.0%. Revolving credit commitments rose 3.3% and fixed lending commitments rose 1.6%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 5.8% in April 2014, following a rise of 3.9% in March 2014. Fixed lending commitments rose 6.3%, following a rise of 1.6% in the previous month. Revolving credit commitments rose 4.3%, following a rise of 11.4% in the previous month.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments fell 1.0% and the seasonally adjusted series fell 20.3%, after a rise of 7.5% in March 2014.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
May 2014 | 14 July 2014 |
June 2014 | 11 August 2014 |
July 2014 | 12 September 2014 |
August 2014 | 13 October 2014 |
September 2014 | 12 November 2014 |
October 2014 | 12 December 2014 |
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:
- Personal finance values for March 2014
- Commercial finance values for the periods of December 2014 to March 2014
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
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