AUGUST KEY FIGURES
 | | Jul 2017 | Aug 2017 | Jul 2017 to Aug 2017 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
| TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 20 996 | 21 176 | 0.9 |
| Personal finance | 5 966 | 5 999 | 0.5 |
| Commercial finance | 43 687 | 43 665 | 0.0 |
| Lease finance | 576 | 585 | 1.5 |
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 21 071 | 21 265 | 0.9 |
| Personal finance | 6 005 | 6 151 | 2.4 |
| Commercial finance | 42 528 | 43 505 | 2.3 |
| Lease finance | 578 | 574 | -0.6 |
|
| (a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
AUGUST KEY POINTS
AUGUST 2017 COMPARED WITH JULY 2017:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 0.9% in trend terms, and the seasonally adjusted series rose 0.9%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 0.5%. Revolving credit commitments rose 0.8% and fixed lending commitments rose 0.4%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 2.4%. Revolving credit commitments rose 6.4% while fixed lending commitments was flat.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments was flat. Fixed lending commitments rose 0.4% while revolving credit commitments fell 1.7%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 2.3%. Revolving credit commitments rose 4.3% and fixed lending commitments rose 1.8%.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments rose 1.5% in August 2017 while the seasonally adjusted series fell 0.6%, following a 6.8% fall in July 2017.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE | Release Date |
| September 2017 | 13 November 2017 |
| October 2017 | 12 December 2017 |
| November 2017 | 19 January 2018 |
| December 2017 | 13 February 2018 |
| January 2018 | 14 March 2018 |
| February 2018 | 16 April 2018 |
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 affected the following series:
- Commercial Finance for the month of July 2017.
- Lease Finance for the month of June 2017.
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