New Zealanders borrowed more in October

New Zealanders borrowed an additional $374 million in mortgages in October, bringing the total owed on housing to $66.954 billion, according to the latest Reserve Bank figures.

Thursday, November 29th 2001, 6:22PM

by Jenny Ruth

New Zealanders borrowed an additional $374 million in mortgages in October, bringing the total owed on housing to $66.954 billion, according to the latest Reserve Bank figures.

Between October last year and this October, mortgage borrowing rose by $4.053 billion, or 6.44%. That’s slightly faster than the previous year’s 6.43% growth in mortgage borrowing.

Mortgage borrowing in October was 90.7% of total household indebtedness, down marginally from 90.8% a year earlier and 91% in October 1999. Total household indebtedness in October was $73.826 billion.

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