JUNE KEY FIGURES
| | May 2008 | Jun 2008 | May 2008 to Jun 2008 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation | 12 930 | 12 470 | -3.6 |
| Personal finance | 6 579 | 6 471 | -1.6 |
| Commercial finance | 34 155 | 32 184 | -5.8 |
| Lease finance | 579 | 579 | 0.0 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation | 12 608 | 12 467 | -1.1 |
| Personal finance | 6 301 | 6 667 | 5.8 |
| Commercial finance | 34 007 | 33 326 | -2.0 |
| Lease finance | 542 | 606 | 11.7 |
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JUNE KEY POINTS
JUNE 2008 COMPARED WITH MAY 2008:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions decreased both in trend terms (down 3.6%) and seasonally adjusted (down 1.1%).
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance fell 1.6%, due to a fall in both fixed lending commitments (down 2.4%) and revolving credit commitments (down 1.0%).
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 5.8%, due to a rise in both fixed lending commitments (up 10.6%) and revolving credit commitments (up 2.1%).
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 5.8%. This was due to a fall in both fixed lending commitments (down 6.9%) and revolving credit commitments (down 3.6%).
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 2.0%. This decrease was due to a fall in both revolving credit commitments (down 5.0%) and fixed lending commitments (down 0.4%).
LEASE FINANCE
- Lease finance commitments (trend) recorded no change, while the seasonally adjusted series rose by 11.7%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
July 2008 | 10 September 2008 |
August 2008 | 13 October 2008 |
September 2008 | 12 November 2008 |
October 2008 | 15 December 2008 |
November 2008 | 19 January 2009 |
December 2008 | 16 February 2009 |
REVISIONS
Revisions were made to Housing , Personal and Commercial Finance to include the latest available administrative and survey data.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Philip Beresford on Canberra (02) 6252 6052.