Building Consents Issued: July 2009

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Media release  – 
Housing consent trend increases but level still low

Highlights

  • Consents for 1,214 new dwellings were authorised, including 55 apartments.
  • The trend for the number of new dwellings authorised, excluding apartments, has been increasing in recent months.
  • The seasonally adjusted number of new dwellings authorised, excluding apartments, rose 11.2 percent. The level is at its highest since September 2008. 
  • The value of residential building consents for July 2009 was $442 million.
  • The value of non-residential building consents for July 2009 was $371 million.

Graph, New Dwellings Authorised excluding apartment units.

 

Geoff Bascand 28 August 2009
Government Statistician ISSN 1178-0231

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