This document was added or updated on 21/03/2014.
AUGUST KEY FIGURES
 | | Jul 2013 | Aug 2013 | Jul 2013 to Aug 2013 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
| TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 15 240 | 15 299 | 0.4 |
| Personal finance | 7 821 | 7 795 | -0.3 |
| Commercial finance | 33 929 | 34 400 | 1.4 |
| Lease finance | 434 | 409 | -5.8 |
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 15 322 | 15 038 | -1.9 |
| Personal finance | 7 973 | 7 763 | -2.6 |
| Commercial finance | 32 182 | 34 444 | 7.0 |
| Lease finance | 447 | 339 | -24.2 |
|
| (a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
AUGUST KEY POINTS
AUGUST 2013 COMPARED WITH JULY 2013:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 0.4% in trend terms, while the seasonally adjusted series fell 1.9%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 0.3%. Fixed lending commitments fell 0.7%, while revolving credit commitments rose 0.1%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 2.6%. Revolving credit commitments fell 3.7% and fixed lending commitments fell 1.9%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 1.4%. Fixed lending commitments rose 1.8% and revolving credit commitments rose 0.1%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 7.0% in August 2013, after a fall of 10.1% in July 2013. Fixed lending commitments rose 10.2%, after a fall of 2.5% in the previous month. Revolving credit commitments fell 2.8%, following a fall of 27.9% in the previous month.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments fell 5.8% and the seasonally adjusted series fell 24.2%, following a fall of 12.4% in July 2013.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE | Release Date |
| September 2013 | 12 November 2013 |
| October 2013 | 13 December 2013 |
| November 2013 | 15 January 2014 |
| December 2013 | 14 February 2014 |
| January 2014 | 14 March 2014 |
| February 2014 | 11 April 2014 |
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:
- Owner occupied housing values for July 2013
- Personal finance values for July 2013
- Commercial finance values for July 2013
- Lease finance values for the period May 2013 to July 2013.
Seasonally adjusted and trend series are 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 Elaine Lau on Sydney (02) 9268 4067.
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