- All building consents total $1,020 million, $169 million (20 percent) higher than in August 2004.
- Residential building consents total $633 million, $90 million (17 percent) higher than in August 2004.
- Non-residential building consents total $387 million, $79 million (26 percent) higher than in August 2004.
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- Consent values in August may have been affected by some councils reducing the backlog of consents awaiting approval.
- Consents for 2,301 new dwelling units were issued, up 0.2 percent from August 2004.
- Shops, restaurants and taverns accounted for almost half the increase in non-residential building consent values, compared with August 2004.
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