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Oct 13
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Sep 13 to Oct 13
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Oct 12 to Oct 13
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no.
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% change
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% change
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| TREND | |
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Total dwelling units approved |
15 686
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1.9
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19.1
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Private sector houses |
8 265
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0.2
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10.3
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Private sector dwellings excluding houses |
7 186
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4.5
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32.1
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| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED | |
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Total dwelling units approved |
16 491
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-1.8
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23.1
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Private sector houses |
8 234
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-0.3
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9.6
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Private sector dwellings excluding houses |
8 026
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-2.7
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47.7
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OCTOBER KEY POINTS
TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
- The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 1.9% in October and has risen for 22 months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 1.8% in October following a rise of 16.9% in the previous month.
PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.2% in October and has risen for 11 months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses fell 0.3% in October following a rise of 1.3% in the previous month.
PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 4.5% in October and has risen for six months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 2.7% in October following a rise of 37.4% in the previous month.
VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
- The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 2.3% in October and has risen for 21 months. The value of residential building rose 2.9% and has risen for eight months. The value of non-residential building rose 1.4% and has risen for two months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved rose 9.3% in October and has risen for four months. The value of residential building rose 2.3% and has risen for five months. The value of non-residential building rose 21.6% following a fall of 8.9% in the previous month.
