Building Consents Issued: February 2008

Highlights

For February 2008 compared with February 2007:

• Consents for new dwellings fell by 218 units, to 1,874.
• Consents for new apartments fell by 56 units, to 173.
• Consents for new dwellings fell by 30 units in the North Island and 
  by 189 in the South Island.
• Residential building consent values rose $18 million, to $615 million.
• Non-residential building consent values rose $78 million, to $361 million.

The trends for both the number of new dwellings and the value of residential buildings continue to decline.

There is a companion Media Release published – Building Consents Issued: February 2008.

Building Consents Issued: February 2008 (pdf)