FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES |
Feb 14
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Jan 14 to Feb 14
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Feb 13 to Feb 14
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no.
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% change
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% change
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TREND | ||||
Total dwelling units approved |
17 073
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0.7
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27.6
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Private sector houses |
9 341
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1.9
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22.5
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Private sector dwellings excluding houses |
7 510
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-0.7
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37.9
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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED | ||||
Total dwelling units approved |
16 669
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-5.0
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23.2
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Private sector houses |
9 293
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-2.1
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21.8
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Private sector dwellings excluding houses |
7 146
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-8.7
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32.7
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FEBRUARY KEY POINTS
TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
- The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 0.7% in February and has risen for 26 months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 5.0% in February following a rise of 6.9% in the previous month.
PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 1.9% in February and has risen for 14 months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses fell 2.1% in February following a rise of 8.4% in the previous month.
PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 0.7% in February and has fallen for two months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 8.7% in February after rising for two months.
VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
- The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 0.2% in February and has risen for eight months. The value of residential building rose 0.2% and has risen for 12 months. The value of non-residential building rose 0.3% and has risen for seven months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved fell 0.3% in February and has fallen for two months. The value of residential building fell 0.2% and has fallen for two months. The value of non-residential building fell 0.5% and has fallen for two months.
Source: ABS