Lending soft, except for house purchases

Leith van Onselen

Tuesday 14 April 2015

By Leith van Onselen

Today’s Lending Finance data for February, released by the ABS, revealed that lending outside of housing remains soft.

The below charts, which track lending on a trend basis, illustrate the current state of play.

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.