Andrew Hanlan, Research Analyst at Westpac, explains that Australian credit growth has been slowing as the housing sector cools in response to tighter lending conditions.
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“Total credit grew by 0.4% in July and by 0.5% in August, an improvement on the weak outcomes over May, +0.2%, and June, 0.3%.”
“Annual total credit growth is now 4.5%, moderating from 4.8% for 2017, 5.6% in 2016 and a 6.6% expansion in 2015.”
“Housing credit growth over the past year is 5.4%, down from 6.3% for both 2016 and 2017, and well below the 2015 outcome of 7.4%.”
“Currently, business credit growth is undershooting growth in non-mining business investment, the reverse of the experience in recent years, suggesting a greater reliance by businesses on other sources of funding, including retained earnings.”
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