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Building Consents Issued


January 2007

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Highlights


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

 

  • Consents were issued for 1,880 new dwelling units in January 2007, compared with 1,900 in January 2006.

 

  • The value of consents issued for residential buildings was $538 million in January 2007, $35 million (7.0 percent) higher than in January 2006.
  • The trend for the value of residential consents has been decreasing since August 2006.

 

  • Consents were issued for 219 new apartment units in January 2007, compared with 113 in December 2006 and 179 in November.

 

  • The value of consents issued for non-residential buildings was $245 million in January 2007, $6 million (2.4 percent) higher than in January 2006.







Brian Pink
Government Statistician





28 February 2007

Cat 72.900 Set 06/07 – 128


There is a companion Media Release published  – Building Consents Issued: January 2007.

 



  Building Consents Issued: January 2007 (pdf)



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