New lending by purpose (C70)

The data: coverage, periodicity and timeliness

Coverage characteristics

We source data from our New Credit Flows Survey. The number of respondents for the NCF survey are 20 registered banks, of which 13 are locally incorporated and 7 are the branches of the dual registered banks.

The table shows aggregated new lending data from the monthly New Credit Flows survey which includes housing, business, agriculture and consumer new lending.

The data collection covers new lending drawn down or facilities loaded in the reporting month. The New Credit Flows survey only reports the flows during the month instead of the ‘as at’ stock data at the end of the month such as that is reported in our Bank Balance Sheet Survey.  

Data starts from April 2021 and is denominated in NZ dollars.

Periodicity and timeliness

We publish data 25 working days after the end of the reference period.

Access by the public

Statistics release calendar

The statistics release calendar provides a long-term plan of scheduled releases. We update and release it on the first working day of the month.

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Integrity

Dissemination of terms and conditions under which official statistics are produced, including confidentiality of individual responses

We currently collect data under Section 93 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 (the Act).

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We only publish aggregated data. Individual institutional data is confidential.

Provision of information about revisions and advance notice of major changes in methodology

Provisional data are italicised. Data are deemed provisional when a series is under review. New data, or revised data, are in bold font. This applies to the summary table only and not Excel files. We generally publish revisions when we update and release the next table. Should we need to make revisions more promptly, we will post a special note on the website. We also post any major changes in methodology as a special note.

Quality

Dissemination of documentation on methodology and sources used in preparing statistics

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This data collection shows the value of new lending in the reporting month. The values reported are flows of new lending that has occurred during the reporting month. We publish stock position data in the Banks: Assets – Loans by purpose (S31) table. Please refer to the attached technical note for more information about how these two data sources compare.

Value of new lending

Lending values are reported once new lending has been drawn down. In the case of a revolving facility only the new or additional limit value is reported and not the general churn/use within the facility that means the use of existing facilities is not included. New lending values do not include any changes in the product or structure of existing loans.

Residential new lending comprises:

• Owner occupier property use
• Residential investor property use
• Business loans fully secured by residential mortgage 

Owner occupier property use

Owner occupiers are borrowers who own or are in the process of buying or building the house or flat they will live in as their principal place of residence.

Residential investor property use

Investors are entities or persons borrowing for the purpose of building or purchasing residential property to rent. This includes ‘mum and dad’ investor loans and any person(s) that have a separate residential investor property use loan that is not for their normal business purpose.

Business loans secured by residential property

Business loans where the only security type is a residential mortgage loan. The borrower declares that the loan is for business purposes as part of the loan application. Excludes loans cross collateralised between residential property and other assets.

Personal consumer new lending

Personal or consumer loans that are not fully secured on residential property includes overdrafts, credit cards, term loans and other personal loans.

Business new lending

Business loans comprise of loans to non-financial businesses that are not secured by residential mortgage. This excludes agriculture loans.

Commercial property

Includes:

• Investment property
• Property development – commercial
• Property development – residential.

Investment property

Includes primarily commercial property for capital value appreciation and associated cash flows.

Property development – commercial

Includes primarily construction of office, retail or other commercial developments.

Property development – residential

Includes primarily residential sub-division and residential apartment developments.

Other business

All other business loans that are not for commercial property, excludes agriculture loans and business loans secured by residential property.

Agriculture new lending

Business loans to the agriculture industry (ANZSIC06) including:

• Dairy farming
• Sheep, beef cattle and grain farming
• Horticulture
• Other agriculture on farm

Does not include any loans to the agriculture industry for residential investor property use.

Other new lending

All other new lending not included elsewhere.

Symbols and conventions for summary table

General notes

• Individual figures may not sum to the totals due to rounding
• Percentage changes are calculated on unrounded numbers
• You are free to copy, distribute and adapt these statistics subject to the conditions listed on our copyright page.