Press Release

FLA MONTHLY STATISTICS

28 November 2005

FLA (Finance & Leasing Association) today released figures for business, consumer and motor finance for September 2005.

Overall
In September 2005:

• New finance provided to businesses to fund capital investment increased by 7% on September 2004 to a total of £1,838 million in September 2005.  Growth reported by the business car sector showed an overall increase of 4%.
  
• New finance provided to consumers remained static compared with September 2004, to stand at £5,616 million.  The direct unsecured loans market also showed a healthy increase, up 6% on September 2004.
  
• New finance to purchase cars was also up, by 2% compared with September 2004, to stand at £1,936 million, with finance for new car purchases by consumers up by 3% for the same period.

In Detail
FLA Business Finance (extracts)

New business