JULY KEY FIGURES
| | Jun 2013 | Jul 2013 | Jun 2013 to Jul 2013 |
| | $m | $m | % change |
|
TREND ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 15 264 | 15 414 | 1.0 |
| Personal finance | 7 896 | 7 898 | 0.0 |
| Commercial finance | 32 987 | 33 667 | 2.1 |
| Lease finance | 494 | 485 | -1.7 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | | | |
| Housing finance for owner occupation(a) | 15 383 | 15 391 | 0.0 |
| Personal finance | 7 539 | 8 070 | 7.0 |
| Commercial finance | 35 709 | 31 976 | -10.5 |
| Lease finance | 514 | 471 | -8.4 |
|
(a) Excludes alterations and additions |
Personal Finance
| Commercial Finance
|
JULY KEY POINTS
JULY 2013 COMPARED WITH JUNE 2013:
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
- The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions rose 1.0% in trend terms, while the seasonally adjusted series was flat.
PERSONAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments was flat. Revolving credit commitments rose 0.3%, while fixed lending commitments fell 0.1%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments rose 7.0%. Revolving credit commitments rose 10.2% and fixed lending commitments rose 4.8%.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 2.1%. Revolving credit commitments rose 3.7% and fixed lending commitments rose 1.5%.
- The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments fell 10.5% in July 2013, after a rise of 10.9% in June 2013. Revolving credit commitments fell 27.2%, after a rise of 48.8% in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments fell 3.2%, following a fall of 0.1% in the previous month.
LEASE FINANCE
- The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments fell 1.7% and the seasonally adjusted series fell 8.4%, after a rise of 7.2% in June 2013.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
August 2013 | 15 October 2013 |
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 |
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 the period October 2011 to June 2013
- Personal finance values for the period November 2010 to June 2013
- Commercial finance values for the period November 2010 to June 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.