Dec 13	Nov 13 to Dec 13	Dec 12 to Dec 13
		no.	% change	% change
TREND
	Total dwelling units approved	16 583	1.5	25.0
	Private sector houses	8 665	1.1	15.9
	Private sector dwellings excluding houses	7 711	2.2	39.4
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
	Total dwelling units approved	16 141	-2.9	21.8
	Private sector houses	8 604	-3.4	17.8
	Private sector dwellings excluding houses	7 353	-1.2	29.3

Dwelling units approved

Private sector houses approved

DECEMBER KEY POINTS


TOTAL DWELLING UNITS

• The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 1.5% in December and has risen for 24 months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 2.9% in December and has fallen for three months.

PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES

• The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 1.1% in December and has risen for 13 months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses fell 3.4% in December after rising for three months.

PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES

• The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 2.2% in December and has risen for nine months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 1.2% in December and has fallen for three months.

VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED

• The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 3.1% in December and has risen for 23 months. The value of residential building rose 2.2% and has risen for ten months. The value of non-residential building rose 4.3% and has risen for five months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved rose 6.5% in December following a fall of 3.9% in the previous month. The value of residential building rose 3.4% following a fall of 1.5% in the previous month. The value of non-residential building rose 11.2% following a fall of 7.3% in the previous month.