- Trend values continue to rise for residential and non-residential building consents in December 2005.
- Non-residential building consents total $378 million, $35 million (10 percent) higher than in December 2004.
- Residential building consents total $585 million, $16 million (2.9 percent) higher than in December 2004.
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- Consents were issued for 603 new apartments, compared with 166 in November and 168 in October.
- Consents were issued for 2,491 new dwelling units, up 3.1 percent compared with December 2004.
- For the 2005 calendar year, compared with 2004, consents for residential buildings fell $161 million. Consents for non-residential buildings rose $402 million.
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