(14 August 2012 – Australia) The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released its seasonally adjusted personal finance results on Monday, showing an increase of A$7.52 billion in June, up from A$7.38 in May.The figures effectively show that Australia’s total personal finance rose 1.9 percent in June.
Total commercial loans in June rose 2.3 percent to A$31.7 billion, seasonally-adjusted, from A$30.96 billion in May.
Lease finance was down 2.9 percent to A$549 million, compared with A$565 million the previous month.
Housing finance for owner occupation rose 1.2 percent to $13.82 billion, from A$13.66 billion the month before.