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Building Consents Issued


December 2006

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Highlights


  • Consents were issued for 1,883 new dwelling units in December 2006, compared with 2,445 in December 2005.

 

  • The trend for the number of new dwelling units has been decreasing since August 2006.

 

  • Consents issued for new dwelling units decreased by 567 units in the North Island and increased by 5 units in the South Island, compared with December 2005.
  • Consents were issued for 113 new apartments in December 2006, compared with 179 in November and 373 in October. 

 

  • The value of consents issued for non-residential buildings was $333 million in December 2006, $47 million lower than in December 2005.

 

  • For the 2006 calendar year, compared with 2005, consents for residential buildings rose $418 million. Consents for non-residential buildings fell $213 million.







Brian Pink
Government Statistician




30 January 2007

Cat 72.900 Set 06/07 – 107


There is a companion Media Release published  – Building Consents Issued: December 2006.

 



  Building Consents Issued: December 2006 (pdf)



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