AAP

Total personal finance commitments fell 1.5 per cent in October, seasonally adjusted, to $6.953 billion, from $7.062 billion in September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said on Monday.

Total commercial finance was down 16.3 per cent in October, seasonally adjusted, to $25.778 billion, down from $30.803 billion in September.

Lease finance rose 0.5 per cent in October to $383 million, compared with $381 million in September.

Housing finance for owner occupation fell 1.7 per cent to $17.176 billion in October from $17.465 billion in September.