JANUARY KEY FIGURES
| | Dec 2012 | Jan 2013 | Dec 2012 to Jan 2013 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 13 783 | 13 779 | 0.0 |
| Personal finance | 7 467 | 7 496 | 0.4 |
| Commercial finance | 30 325 | 30 396 | 0.2 |
| Lease finance | 508 | 496 | -2.3 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 13 586 | 13 764 | 1.3 |
| Personal finance | 7 511 | 7 501 | -0.1 |
| Commercial finance | 31 752 | 28 994 | -8.7 |
| Lease finance | 452 | 515 | 14.0 |
|
(a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
JANUARY KEY POINTS
JANUARY 2013 COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 2012:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions remained flat in trend terms, while the seasonally adjusted series rose 1.3%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 0.4%. Revolving credit commitments rose 0.5% and fixed lending commitments rose 0.3%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 0.1%. Fixed lending commitments fell 0.3%, while revolving credit commitments rose 0.1%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 0.2%. Fixed lending commitments rose 0.3%, while revolving credit commitments was flat.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 8.7% in January 2013, after a rise of 9.0% in December 2012. Revolving credit commitments fell 18.0%, after a rise of 9.5% in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments fell 4.9%, after a rise of 8.8% in the previous month.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments fell 2.3%, while the seasonally adjusted series rose 14.0%, after a fall of 15.2% in December 2012.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
February 2013 | 16 April 2013 |
March 2013 | 14 May 2013 |
April 2013 | 12 June 2013 |
May 2013 | 15 July 2013 |
June 2013 | 12 August 2013 |
July 2013 | 11 September 2013 |
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 impacted on:
- Owner occupied housing values for the period of October 2012 to December 2012
- Personal finance values for December 2012
- Commercial finance values for the period of November 2012 to December 2012
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 Tavish Shrestha on Sydney (02) 9268 4615.