The value of personal finance issued in April fell 0.6% after seasonal adjustment from March to $6.81bn, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.
The decline in personal finance comprised a 1.7% fall in revolving credit and a 0.7% rise in fixed lending. Commercial finance rose 5.6% in April in seasonally adjusted terms from March to $31.6bn.
A fall of 17.1% in revolving credit for commercial finance was accompanied by a rise of 15.8% in fixed-lending commitments. Lease finance fell by 8.0% in April after seasonal adjustment to $353m.