Australia Home Loans Slide 4.2% In July

The total number of home loans in Australia was down a seasonally adjusted 4.2 percent on month in July, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Friday - standing at 55,010.

That missed forecasts for a decline of 1.5 percent following the 1.2 percent increase in June.

Investment lending added 0.5 percent to A$11.842 billion, slowing from 3.2 percent in the previous month.

The value of loans slipped 3.1 percent to A$19.946 billion after rising 1.8 percent a month earlier.

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