FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES
| | Jan 2012 | Feb 2012 | Jan 2012 to Feb 2012 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 13 772 | 13 768 | 0.0 |
| Personal finance | 7 264 | 7 243 | -0.3 |
| Commercial finance | 31 427 | 30 532 | -2.8 |
| Lease finance | 475 | 483 | 1.8 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 13 974 | 13 410 | -4.0 |
| Personal finance | 7 470 | 7 187 | -3.8 |
| Commercial finance | 31 656 | 29 003 | -8.4 |
| Lease finance | 479 | 498 | 4.1 |
|
(a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
FEBRUARY KEY POINTS
FEBRUARY 2012 COMPARED WITH JANUARY 2012:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions was flat (0.0%) in trend terms, while the seasonally adjusted series fell 4.0%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 0.3%. Revolving credit commitments fell 0.5% and fixed lending commitments fell 0.1%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 3.8%. Revolving credit commitments fell 9.4%, while fixed lending commitments rose 1.3%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 2.8%. Revolving credit commitments fell 8.1% and fixed lending commitments fell 0.7%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 8.4% in February 2012, following a fall of 1.5% in January 2012. Revolving credit commitments fell 26.6%, after a rise of 0.3% in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments fell 0.7%, following a fall of 2.3% in the previous month.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments rose 1.8% and the seasonally adjusted series rose 4.1%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
March 2012 | 16 May 2012 |
April 2012 | 12 June 2012 |
May 2012 | 16 July 2012 |
June 2012 | 13 August 2012 |
July 2012 | 11 September 2012 |
August 2012 | 16 October 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 November 2011
- Owner occupied housing finance values for the period November 2011 to January 2012
- Investment housing values for November 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.