- All building consents total $978 million, $42 million (4.5 percent) higher than in September 2004.
- Residential building consents total $611 million, $41 million (7.1 percent) higher than in September 2004.
- Non-residential building consents total $367 million, $1 million (0.3 percent) higher than in September 2004.
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- Consent values in recent months may have been affected by some councils reducing the backlog of consents awaiting approval.
- Consents for 2,279 new dwelling units were issued, down 0.5 percent from September 2004.
- Storage buildings showed the largest increase, compared with September 2004, while hostels and boarding houses showed the largest decrease.
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