NOVEMBER KEY FIGURES
| | Oct 2011 | Nov 2011 | Oct 2011 to Nov 2011 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 13 632 | 13 663 | 0.2 |
| Personal finance | 7 383 | 7 396 | 0.2 |
| Commercial finance | 34 229 | 34 403 | 0.5 |
| Lease finance | 442 | 458 | 3.6 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 13 487 | 13 790 | 2.2 |
| Personal finance | 7 806 | 7 199 | -7.8 |
| Commercial finance | 36 624 | 33 098 | -9.6 |
| Lease finance | 426 | 490 | 15.1 |
|
(a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
NOVEMBER KEY POINTS
NOVEMBER 2011 COMPARED WITH OCTOBER 2011:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 0.2% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series rose 2.2%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 0.2%. Fixed lending commitments rose 0.7%, while revolving credit commitments fell 0.4%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 7.8% in November 2011, after a 9.9% rise in October 2011. Revolving credit commitments fell 17.0% in November 2011, while fixed lending commitments rose 1.0%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 0.5%. Revolving credit commitments rose 1.2% and fixed lending commitments rose 0.1%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 9.6% in November 2011, after a 15.5% rise in October 2011. Revolving credit commitments fell 19.1%, after a 34.5% rise in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments fell 4.2%, after a 6.9% rise in the previous month.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments rose 3.6% and the seasonally adjusted series rose 15.1%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
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 |
May 2012 | 16 July 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 have impacted on:
- Commercial finance values for the period January 2003 to October 2011;
- Personal finance values for the period January 2003 to October 2011;
- Lease finance values for March 2003 and the periods March 2004 to June 2004, August 2004 to October 2004, June 2011 and August 2011;
- Investment housing values for the period January 2003 to October 2011; and
- Owner occupied housing finance values for the period January 2003 to October 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 Joe Whelan on Canberra (02) 6252 5747.