5671.0 - Lending Finance, Australia, Sep 2012  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 13/11/2012   
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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

Aug 2012
Sep 2012
Aug 2012 to Sep 2012
$m
$m
% change

TREND ESTIMATES
Housing finance for owner occupation(a)
13 708
13 781
0.5
Personal finance
7 412
7 405
-0.1
Commercial finance
29 264
28 552
-2.4
Lease finance
561
563
0.4
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
Housing finance for owner occupation(a)
13 702
13 902
1.5
Personal finance
7 242
7 434
2.6
Commercial finance
27 698
29 605
6.9
Lease finance
532
586
10.1

(a) Excludes alterations and additions

Personal Finance
Graph: Personal Finance

Commercial Finance
Graph: Commercial Finance




SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS


SEPTEMBER 2012 COMPARED WITH AUGUST 2012:

HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
  • The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 0.5% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series rose 1.5%.


PERSONAL FINANCE
  • The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 0.1%. Revolving credit commitments fell 1.2%, while fixed lending commitments rose 0.7%.
  • The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 2.6%. Revolving credit commitments rose 3.0% and fixed lending commitments rose 2.4%.


COMMERCIAL FINANCE
  • The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 2.4%. Revolving credit commitments fell 3.8% and fixed lending commitments fell 1.9%.
  • The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 6.9% in September 2012, after a fall of 4.7% in August 2012. Revolving credit commitments rose 10.9%, after a fall of 7.1% in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments rose 5.4%, after a fall of 3.8% in the previous month.


LEASE FINANCE
  • The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments rose 0.4% and the seasonally adjusted series rose 10.1%.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
October 2012 12 December 2012
November 2012 16 January 2013
December 2012 13 February 2013
January 2013 18 March 2013
February 2013 16 April 2013
March 2013 14 May 2013



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 August 2012
  • Commercial finance values for the period June 2012 to August 2012.

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 Tavish Shrestha on Sydney (02) 9268 4615.