Building Consents Issued: September 2007

Highlights

In September 2007 compared with September 2006:

• Consents for new dwellings were down 513 units, to 2,032.
• Consents for new dwellings were down 458 units in the North Island and 55 units in the South Island.
• Consents for new apartments were down 391 units, to 102.
• Residential building consent values were down $72 million, to $613 million.
• Non-residential building consent values were down $29 million, to $302 million.

The trend for the number of new dwelling units has slowed in recent months.

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

Building Consents Issued: September 2007 (pdf)