Building Consents Issued: February 2009

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Media release  – 
Housing consents downward trend continues

Highlights

  • The trend indicates that the number of authorised new dwellings, excluding apartments, has continued to fall since June 2007.
  • The seasonally adjusted number of authorised new dwellings, excluding apartments, rose 0.3 percent, but remains at a low level.
  • 1,059 new dwellings were authorised, including 193 apartments.
  • The value of consents issued for residential buildings was below the value of consents issued for non-residential buildings. 

Graph, New Dwellings Authorised.

 Geoff Bascand 30 March 2009
 Government Statistician ISSN 1178-0231

 

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