DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
| | Nov 2011 | Dec 2011 | Nov 2011 to Dec 2011 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 13 808 | 13 905 | 0.7 |
| Personal finance | 7 271 | 7 238 | -0.5 |
| Commercial finance | 33 696 | 33 644 | -0.2 |
| Lease finance | 447 | 456 | 1.9 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 13 841 | 14 125 | 2.0 |
| Personal finance | 7 065 | 7 093 | 0.4 |
| Commercial finance | 32 726 | 32 445 | -0.9 |
| Lease finance | 491 | 427 | -13.1 |
|
(a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
DECEMBER KEY POINTS
DECEMBER 2011 COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER 2011:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 0.7% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series rose 2.0%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 0.5%. Revolving credit commitments fell 0.8% and fixed lending commitments fell 0.1%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 0.4%. Revolving credit commitments rose 3.3%, while fixed lending commitments fell 1.9%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 0.2%. Revolving credit commitments fell 1.5%, while fixed lending commitments rose 0.5%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 0.9% in December 2011, following a fall 10.4% in November 2011. Revolving credit commitments fell 8.0%, following a fall 21.0% in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments rose 2.5%, after a 4.4% fall in the previous month.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments rose 1.9%, while the seasonally adjusted series fell 13.1%.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
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 |
June 2012 | 13 August 2012 |
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
Seasonal Factors
Seasonally adjusted and trend estimates for lending finance have been revised as a result of the annual seasonal re-analysis which takes account of additional data that have become available since the previous re-analysis.
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:
- Personal finance values for the period September 2011 to November 2011;
- Owner occupied housing finance values for the period October 2011 to 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
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