JUNE KEY FIGURES
 | | May 2014 | Jun 2014 | May 2014 to Jun 2014 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
| TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 16 892 | 16 967 | 0.4 |
| Personal finance | 8 389 | 8 463 | 0.9 |
| Commercial finance | 43 600 | 44 379 | 1.8 |
| Lease finance | 429 | 432 | 0.9 |
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 16 767 | 17 070 | 1.8 |
| Personal finance | 8 664 | 8 505 | -1.8 |
| Commercial finance | 41 487 | 46 495 | 12.1 |
| Lease finance | 443 | 449 | 1.2 |
|
| (a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
JUNE KEY POINTS
JUNE 2014 COMPARED WITH MAY 2014:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 0.4% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series rose 1.8%.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 0.9%. Revolving credit commitments rose 2.2%, while fixed lending commitments fell 0.2%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 1.8%. Revolving credit commitments fell 3.3% and fixed lending commitments fell 0.6%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 1.8%. Revolving credit commitments rose 8.5%, while fixed lending commitments fell 1.1%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 12.1% in June 2014, after a fall of 5.9% in May 2014. Revolving credit commitments rose 38.4%, following a rise of 9.2% in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments rose 0.9%, after a fall of 11.1% in the previous month.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments rose 0.9% in June 2014 and the seasonally adjusted series rose 1.2%, following a rise of 22.5% in May 2014.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE | Release Date |
| July 2014 | 12 September 2014 |
| August 2014 | 13 October 2014 |
| September 2014 | 12 November 2014 |
| October 2014 | 12 December 2014 |
| November 2014 | 14 January 2015 |
| December 2014 | 13 February 2015 |
REVISIONS
In this issue no revisions have been made to the original series.
Seasonally adjusted and trend series are revised as a result of the incorporation of estimates for the latest month and the revision of seasonal factors due to the concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology.
PROPOSED REMOVAL OF TABLES
The ABS is reviewing the usage of some Lending Finance tables, with the aim of improving the relevance of data released and minimising the reporting load placed on businesses.
As part of this review, we are seeking user feedback on the possible removal from future releases of 38 current time series spreadsheets on the downloads tab of the ABS website. The list of tables is shown at
Proposed Removal of Tables.
If you have any feedback on the possible removal of the listed tables, please email
<finacct@abs.gov.au> or phone the Financial Statistics Section on Sydney (02) 9268 4186.
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INQUIRIES
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