5671.0 - Lending Finance, Australia, November 2016 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 23/01/2017   
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NOVEMBER KEY FIGURES

Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Oct 2016 to Nov 2016
$m
$m
% change
TREND ESTIMATES
Housing finance for owner occupation(a)
19 819
19 809
0.0
Personal finance
6 786
6 791
0.1
Commercial finance
43 391
45 015
3.7
Lease finance
512
513
0.2
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
Housing finance for owner occupation(a)
19 853
19 930
0.4
Personal finance
6 600
7 024
6.4
Commercial finance
42 218
48 473
14.8
Lease finance
490
506
3.1
(a) Excludes alterations and additions

Personal Finance
Graph: Graph shows personal finance seasonally adjusted and trend data

Commercial Finance
Graph: Commercial Finance




NOVEMBER KEY POINTS


NOVEMBER 2016 COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 2016:

HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
  • The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions was flat in trend terms, and the seasonally adjusted series rose 0.4%.


PERSONAL FINANCE
  • The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 0.1%. Fixed lending commitments rose 0.2%, while revolving credit commitments fell 0.2%.
  • The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 6.4%. Revolving credit commitments rose 16.7% and fixed lending commitments rose 0.9%.


COMMERCIAL FINANCE
  • The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 3.7%. Fixed lending commitments rose 3.9% and revolving credit commitments rose 3.0%.
  • The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 14.8%. Revolving credit commitments rose 19.1% and fixed lending commitments rose 13.8%.


LEASE FINANCE
  • The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments rose 0.2% in November 2016 and the seasonally adjusted series rose 3.1%, after a fall of 11.7% in October 2016.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
December 2016 14 February 2017
January 2017 15 March 2017
February 2017 12 April 2017
March 2017 17 May 2017
April 2017 9 June 2017
May 2017 13 July 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 from July 2015 to July 2016, and October 2016.
  • Personal Finance from July 2015 to October 2016.
  • Owner-occupied and investment housing finance from July 2015 to October 2016.
  • Lease Finance from February 2016 to May 2016.


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