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Jan 14
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Dec 13 to Jan 14
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Jan 13 to Jan 14
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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 |
17 104
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1.3
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28.4
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Private sector houses |
9 121
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2.0
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21.0
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Private sector dwellings excluding houses |
7 770
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0.6
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41.2
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| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED | |
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Total dwelling units approved |
17 514
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6.8
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34.6
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Private sector houses |
9 472
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8.3
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26.4
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Private sector dwellings excluding houses |
7 812
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4.6
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46.3
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JANUARY KEY POINTS
TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
- The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 1.3% in January and has risen for 15 months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved rose 6.8% in January after falling for three months.
PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 2.0% in January and has risen for 13 months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses rose 8.3% in January following a fall of 1.9% in the previous month.
PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 0.6% in January and has risen for ten months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 4.6% in January and has risen for two months.
VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
- The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 1.4% in January and has risen for 24 months. The value of residential building rose 1.1% and has risen for 11 months. The value of non-residential building rose 1.7% and has risen for six months.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved fell 3.8% in January following a rise of 5.5% in the previous month. The value of residential building fell 1.4% following a rise of 3.1% in the previous month. The value of non-residential building fell 7.2% following a rise of 9.0% in the previous month.
