NOVEMBER KEY FIGURES
| | Oct 2006 | Nov 2006 | Oct 2006 to
Nov 2006 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation | 13 733 | 13 652 | -0.6 |
| Personal finance | 6 627 | 6 601 | -0.4 |
| Commercial finance | 33 666 | 33 643 | -0.1 |
| Lease finance | 508 | 505 | -0.6 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation | 13 750 | 13 631 | -0.9 |
| Personal finance | 6 702 | 6 621 | -1.2 |
| Commercial finance | 37 770 | 33 319 | -11.8 |
| Lease finance | 518 | 519 | 0.2 |
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Personal finance
| Commercial finance
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NOVEMBER KEY POINTS
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
November 2006 COMPARED WITH October 2006:
- The total value of owner-occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions decreased by 0.9% (seasonally adjusted), while the trend series fell 0.6%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
November 2006 COMPARED WITH October 2006:
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell by 1.2%. This decrease was due to a fall in revolving credit commitments (down 3.9%) more than offsetting an increase in fixed lending commitments (up 2.2%).
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance fell 0.4%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
November 2006 COMPARED WITH October 2006:
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell by 11.8%. This decrease was due to a fall in both revolving credit commitments (down 20.6%) and fixed lending commitments (down 6.0%).
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell by 0.1%. A decrease in fixed lending commitments (down 0.6%), more than offset an increase in revolving credit commitments (up 1.1%).
LEASE FINANCE
November 2006 COMPARED WITH October 2006:
- Lease finance commitments (seasonally adjusted) increased by 0.2%. The lease finance trend series fell by 0.6%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
December 2006 | 13 February 2007 |
January 2007 | 14 March 2007 |
February 2007 | 13 April 2007 |
March 2007 | 15 May 2007 |
April 2007 | 12 June 2007 |
May 2007 | 11 July 2007 |
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
Data in this publication has undergone the annual seasonal reanalysis review, resulting in improvements in the quality of some series.
CHANGES IN FORTHCOMING ISSUES
Some reclassifications of loans data is expected in the December 2006 and January 2007 publications, as a number of respondents are reviewing their classification of commitments. These reclassifications may cause revisions to previously published series.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Michael Abbondante on Canberra (02) 6252 6707.