SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES
| | Aug 2011 | Sep 2011 | Aug 2011 to Sep 2011 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 14 528 | 14 644 | 0.8 |
| Personal finance | 7 072 | 7 086 | 0.2 |
| Commercial finance | 32 145 | 32 229 | 0.3 |
| Lease finance | 407 | 410 | 0.6 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 14 498 | 14 594 | 0.7 |
| Personal finance | 7 164 | 6 986 | -2.5 |
| Commercial finance | 34 305 | 30 862 | -10.0 |
| Lease finance | 421 | 427 | 1.3 |
|
(a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS
SEPTEMBER 2011 COMPARED WITH AUGUST 2011:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 0.8% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series rose 0.7%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 0.2%. Fixed lending commitments rose 0.6%, while revolving credit commitments fell 0.3%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 2.5%. Revolving credit commitments fell 7.3%, while fixed lending commitments rose 1.7%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 0.3%. Revolving credit commitments rose 0.6% and fixed lending commitments rose 0.1%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 10.0% in September 2011, after a 7.7% rise in August 2011. Revolving credit commitments fell 15.3%, after a 6.2% rise in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments fell 7.3%, after an 8.5% rise in the previous month.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments rose 0.6% and the seasonally adjusted series rose 1.3%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
October 2011 | 13 December 2011 |
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 |
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;
- Personal finance values for August 2011;
- Investment housing values for August 2011; and
- Owner occupied housing finance values for July 2011 and August 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.