Australian Bureau of Statistics

MAY KEY POINTS

Victor P Taffa

MAY 2010

COMPARED WITH

APRIL 2010:

HOUSING FINANCE FOR OWNER OCCUPATION

• The total value of owner occupied housing commitments excluding alterations and additions decreased 1.4% in trend terms and the seasonally adjusted series decreased 0.3%.

PERSONAL FINANCE

• The trend series for the value of total personal finance commitments decreased 0.6%. Revolving credit commitments fell 1.0% and fixed lending commitments fell 0.1%.
• The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total personal finance commitments increased 0.1%. Revolving credit commitments rose 0.4%, while fixed lending commitments fell 0.2%.

COMMERCIAL FINANCE

• The trend series for the value of total commercial finance commitments increased 1.5%. Revolving credit commitments rose 3.6% and fixed lending commitments rose 0.7%.
• The seasonally adjusted series for the value of total commercial finance commitments decreased 1.1%. Fixed lending commitments fell 5.8%, while revolving credit commitments rose 13.1%.

LEASE FINANCE

• The trend series for the value of total lease finance commitments rose 0.5% and the seasonally adjusted series rose 11.8%.

• MAY KEY FIGURES