The concepts described on these pages are words and expressions used in statistics with a specific, limited meaning. In everyday speech the word may have a different meaning. In connection with each definition you can find information about which sets of statistics use the concept.

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Other purpose of use

Loans granted for e.g. business activity (production purposes), arrangement of debts and other similar purposes.
A credit granted to a farmer for the purchase of seed grain or a tractor is not consumption credit but comes under the category of other purpose of use, but a credit granted to a farmer for the purchase of a passenger car is classified as consumption credit.



Statistics using the definition

Validity of the definition

  • Valid

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

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