In March 2006:
- Comparison with March 2005 figures will be affected by the high number of consents issued in March 2005, in anticipation of changes to the building legislation and higher consent application fees.
- Consents were issued for 2,299 new dwelling units, compared with 3,027 in March 2005.
- Consents were issued for 2,079 new dwelling units (excluding apartments), compared with 2,145 in March 2005.
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- The trend for the number of new dwelling units (excluding apartment units) has shown some small decreases since November 2005.
- The value of consents issued for residential buildings was $625 million, $119 million (16 percent) lower than in March 2005.
- The value of consents issued for non-residential buildings was $369 million, $45 million (11 percent) lower than in March 2005.
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