MARCH KEY FIGURES
| | Feb 2013 | Mar 2013 | Feb 2013 to Mar 2013 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 14 175 | 14 336 | 1.1 |
| Personal finance | 7 829 | 7 922 | 1.2 |
| Commercial finance | 29 740 | 29 408 | -1.1 |
| Lease finance | 506 | 503 | -0.6 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 14 062 | 14 882 | 5.8 |
| Personal finance | 7 947 | 7 995 | 0.6 |
| Commercial finance | 29 222 | 29 647 | 1.5 |
| Lease finance | 529 | 508 | -4.1 |
|
(a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
MARCH KEY POINTS
MARCH 2013 COMPARED WITH FEBRUARY 2013:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 1.1% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series rose 5.8%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 1.2%. Fixed lending commitments rose 1.9% and revolving credit commitments rose 0.2%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 0.6%. Fixed lending commitments rose 10.1%, while revolving credit commitments fell 11.8%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 1.1%. Revolving credit commitments fell 4.2%, while fixed lending commitments was flat.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 1.5% in March 2013, following a rise of 0.9% in February 2013. Revolving credit commitments rose 4.7%, after a fall of 6.3% in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments rose 0.4%, following a rise of 3.4% in the previous month.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments fell 0.6% and the seasonally adjusted series fell 4.1%, after a rise of 1.6% in February 2013.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
April 2013 | 12 June 2013 |
May 2013 | 15 July 2013 |
June 2013 | 12 August 2013 |
July 2013 | 11 September 2013 |
August 2013 | 15 October 2013 |
September 2013 | 12 November 2013 |
REVISIONS
In this issue revisions have not been made to the original series.
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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