5671.0 - Lending Finance, Australia, Jul 2013  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 11/09/2013   
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JULY KEY FIGURES

Jun 2013
Jul 2013
Jun 2013 to Jul 2013
$m
$m
% change

TREND ESTIMATES
Housing finance for owner occupation(a)
15 264
15 414
1.0
Personal finance
7 896
7 898
0.0
Commercial finance
32 987
33 667
2.1
Lease finance
494
485
-1.7
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
Housing finance for owner occupation(a)
15 383
15 391
0.0
Personal finance
7 539
8 070
7.0
Commercial finance
35 709
31 976
-10.5
Lease finance
514
471
-8.4

(a) Excludes alterations and additions

Personal Finance
Graph: Personal Finance

Commercial Finance
Graph: Commercial Finance




JULY KEY POINTS


JULY 2013 COMPARED WITH JUNE 2013:

HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
  • The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 1.0% in trend terms, while the seasonally adjusted series was flat.


PERSONAL FINANCE
  • The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments was flat. Revolving credit commitments rose 0.3%, while fixed lending commitments fell 0.1%.
  • The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 7.0%. Revolving credit commitments rose 10.2% and fixed lending commitments rose 4.8%.


COMMERCIAL FINANCE
  • The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 2.1%. Revolving credit commitments rose 3.7% and fixed lending commitments rose 1.5%.
  • The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 10.5% in July 2013, after a rise of 10.9% in June 2013. Revolving credit commitments fell 27.2%, after a rise of 48.8% in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments fell 3.2%, following a fall of 0.1% in the previous month.


LEASE FINANCE
  • The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments fell 1.7% and the seasonally adjusted series fell 8.4%, after a rise of 7.2% in June 2013.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
August 2013 15 October 2013
September 2013 12 November 2013
October 2013 13 December 2013
November 2013 15 January 2014
December 2013 14 February 2014
January 2014 14 March 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:
  • Owner occupied housing values for the period October 2011 to June 2013
  • Personal finance values for the period November 2010 to June 2013
  • Commercial finance values for the period November 2010 to June 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 Elaine Lau on Sydney (02) 9268 4067.