JULY KEY FIGURES
JULY KEY POINTS
TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
- The trend estimate for total dwellings approved fell 1.3% in July.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 5.2% in July.
PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 0.9% in July.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses fell 3.0% in July.
PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES
- The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 1.8% in July.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 6.6% in July.
VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
- The trend estimate of the value of total building approved fell 1.2% in July and has fallen for eight months. The value of residential building fell 1.8% and has fallen for six months. The value of non-residential building was flat.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved rose 7.1% in July. The value of residential building fell 4.9%, while the value of non-residential building rose 31.5%.
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DATA NOTES
In this release, revisions are provided for the time period from July 2017 to June 2018 and include revisions resulting from the Building Approvals Annual Review. Further information about the Annual Review and other potential sources of revisions can be found in the feature article released with the January 2016 8731.0 publication - "Revisions to Building Approval Statistics".
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