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Building Consents Issued


February 2007

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Highlights


  • The trend for the number of new dwellings shows a decline since August 2006.

 

  • Consents were issued for 2,092 new dwellings, compared with 2,254 in February 2006.

 

  • Consents were issued for 229 new apartment units, compared with 540 in February 2006. Most of this decrease occurred in Auckland City.

 

  • The trend for the value of residential consents shows a decline since August 2006.

 

  • Residential building consents total $597 million, $35 million (6.2 percent) higher than in February 2006.

 

  • Non-residential building consents total $273 million, $15 million (5.3 percent) lower than in February 2006.




 

Dallas Welch
Acting Government Statistician

28 March 2007
Cat 72.900 Set 06/07 – 147


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

 



  Building Consents Issued: February 2007 (pdf)



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