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MAY KEY FIGURES

		Apr 2009	May 2009	Apr 2009 to May 2009
		$m	$m	% change
TREND ESTIMATES
	Housing finance for owner occupation	16 551	17 042	3.0
	Personal finance	6 213	6 158	-0.9
	Commercial finance	28 076	28 192	0.4
	Lease finance	428	416	-2.9
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
	Housing finance for owner occupation	16 663	17 045	2.3
	Personal finance	6 211	6 029	-2.9
	Commercial finance	27 171	28 264	4.0
	Lease finance	419	412	-1.9

Personal finance

Commercial finance

• The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions increased 3.0% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series rose 2.3%.

• The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments decreased 0.9%. Revolving credit commitments fell 2.9%, while fixed lending commitments rose 1.4%.
• The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments decreased 2.9%, with decreases recorded in revolving credit commitments (down 4.8%) and fixed lending commitments (down 0.8%).

• The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments increased 0.4%. Fixed lending commitments rose 1.1%, while revolving credit commitments fell 0.9%.
• The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments increased 4.0%, with increases recorded in fixed lending commitments (up 4.1%) and revolving credit commitments (up 3.8%).

• Lease finance commitments decreased 2.9% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series decreased 1.9%.