Financial Aggregates March 2022
Monthly | Year-ended | ||||
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February 2022 | March 2022 | March 2021 | March 2022 | ||
Total credit | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 7.8 | |
– Housing | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 7.9 | |
– Personal | 0.0 | −0.2 | −10.8 | −3.3 | |
– Business | 0.8 | 0.3 | −2.6 | 9.4 | |
Broad money | 0.3 | 0.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | |
Sources: ABS; APRA; RBA |
All growth rates for the financial aggregates are seasonally adjusted, and adjusted for the effects of breaks in the series. Data for the levels of financial aggregates are not adjusted for series breaks, and growth rates should not be calculated from data on the levels of credit. Historical levels and growth rates for the financial aggregates have been revised owing to the resubmission of data by some financial intermediaries, the re-estimation of seasonal factors and the incorporation of securitisation data. The RBA credit aggregates measure credit provided by financial institutions operating domestically. They do not capture cross-border or non-intermediated lending.
Of note this month, owner-occupier and investor credit have been revised by more than usual owing to the resubmission of data and the re-estimation of seasonal factors. This has affected growth in owner-occupier and investor credit in RBA Statistical Table D1 and the levels of these credit stocks in RBA Statistical Table D2. Aggregate housing credit, which includes both owner-occupier and investor credit, was not affected by these revisions.
Since the July 2019 release, the financial aggregates have incorporated an improved conceptual framework and a new data collection. This is referred to as the Economic and Financial Statistics (EFS) collection. For more information, see Updates to Australia's Financial Aggregates and the July 2019 Financial Aggregates.