SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION
The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions fell 1.2% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series fell 4.2%.
Further detail can be found in Table 1 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF.
For further information, please refer to Housing Finance, Australia (cat. no. 5609.0), which was released on 9 November 2018.
PERSONAL FINANCE
The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 0.3% in September 2018 compared with August 2018. Revolving credit commitments fell 3.0%, while fixed lending commitments rose 0.9%.
The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments fell 0.2%. Revolving credit commitments fell 3.4%, while fixed lending commitments rose 1.3%.
Further detail can be found in Tables 1 and 4 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF.
COMMERCIAL FINANCE
The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 1.9% in September 2018 compared with August 2018. Revolving credit commitments rose 2.1% and fixed lending commitments rose 1.8%.
The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments rose 8.0% in September 2018, after a fall of 1.5% in August 2018. Revolving credit commitments rose 20.1%, after a fall of 8.7% in the previous month. Fixed lending commitments rose 4.6%, following a rise of 0.7% in the previous month.
The value of commitments for the purchase of dwellings by individuals for rent or resale (trend) fell 0.6% in September 2018 and the seasonally adjusted series fell 2.6%.
Further detail can be found in Tables 1 and 8 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF.
PURCHASE OF DWELLINGS BY INDIVIDUALS FOR RENT OR RESALE
![Graph: Graph shows commitments for the purchase of dwellings by individuals for rent or resale](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/992a24447476f363ca258360000d3dc0/Body/0.C12!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
LEASE FINANCE
The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments fell 0.1% in September 2018 and the seasonally adjusted series fell 3.4%, following a fall of 5.2% in August 2018.
Further detail can be found in Table 1 on the downloads tab of this release and in the PDF.