Housing loans drop on rising interest rates

WEAK lending finance figures show the economy is stalling and give the central bank a reason to keep interest rates on hold for at least the next two months, economists say.

Figures from the the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show total personal finance commitments fell 1.3 per cent in March, seasonally adjusted, to $6.874 billion, from $6.968 billion in February.

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