OCTOBER KEY FIGURES
 | | Sep 2011 | Oct 2011 | Sep 2011 to Oct 2011 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
| TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 14 509 | 14 514 | 0.0 |
| Personal finance | 7 150 | 7 181 | 0.4 |
| Commercial finance | 33 527 | 34 326 | 2.4 |
| Lease finance | 412 | 418 | 1.3 |
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 14 546 | 14 377 | -1.2 |
| Personal finance | 6 956 | 7 317 | 5.2 |
| Commercial finance | 31 158 | 36 310 | 16.5 |
| Lease finance | 427 | 417 | -2.4 |
|
| (a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
OCTOBER KEY POINTS
OCTOBER 2011 COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 2011:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions was flat (0.0%) in trend terms, while the seasonally adjusted series fell 1.2%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 0.4%. Fixed lending commitments rose 0.6% and revolving credit commitments rose 0.3%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 5.2%. Revolving credit commitments rose 11.3% and fixed lending commitments rose 0.4%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 2.4%. Revolving credit commitments rose 3.6% and fixed lending commitments rose 1.7%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 16.5% in October 2011, after a 9.5% fall in September 2011. Revolving credit commitments rose 34.8%, after a 15.1% fall in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments rose 8.0%, after a 6.6% fall in the previous month.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments rose 1.3%, while the seasonally adjusted series fell 2.4%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE | Release Date |
| November 2011 | 17 January 2012 |
| December 2011 | 15 February 2012 |
| January 2012 | 15 March 2012 |
| February 2012 | 16 April 2012 |
| March 2012 | 16 May 2012 |
| April 2012 | 12 June 2012 |
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 impact on:
- Commercial finance values for August 2011 and September 2011;
- Lease finance values for September 2011.
Seasonally adjusted and trend series have been 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 Andriy Opryshko on Canberra (02) 6252 5223.
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