FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES
| | Jan 2017 | Feb 2017 | Jan 2017 to Feb 2017 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 20 063 | 20 099 | 0.2 |
| Personal finance | 6 775 | 6 756 | -0.3 |
| Commercial finance | 42 037 | 41 277 | -1.8 |
| Lease finance | 690 | 734 | 6.4 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 20 103 | 19 997 | -0.5 |
| Personal finance | 6 784 | 6 525 | -3.8 |
| Commercial finance | 39 279 | 39 980 | 1.8 |
| Lease finance | 955 | 654 | -31.5 |
|
(a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
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FEBRUARY KEY POINTS
FEBRUARY 2017 COMPARED WITH JANUARY 2017:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 0.2% in trend terms, and the seasonally adjusted series fell 0.5%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 0.3%. Fixed lending commitments fell 0.6%, while revolving credit commitments rose 0.2%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 3.8%. Fixed lending commitments fell 4.7% and revolving credit commitments fell 2.2%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 1.8%. Revolving credit commitments fell 3.2% and fixed lending commitments fell 1.5%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 1.8%. Revolving credit commitments rose 25.5%, while fixed lending commitments fell 2.8%.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments rose 6.4% in February 2017 and the seasonally adjusted series fell 31.5%, after a rise of 73.6% in January 2017.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
March 2017 | 17 May 2017 |
April 2017 | 9 June 2017 |
May 2017 | 13 July 2017 |
June 2017 | 11 August 2017 |
July 2017 | 11 September 2017 |
August 2017 | 16 October 2017 |
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 January 2017.
- Personal Finance for the month of December 2016.
- Lease Finance for the month of December 2016 to January 2017.
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