Building Consents Issued: November 2008 - Revised 14 January 2009 – See attached Erratum

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Media release  – 
Non-residential building bolsters consents

Highlights

  • 1,168 new dwelling units were authorised, the lowest monthly total since January 1992.
  • 116 new apartment units were authorised.
  • The seasonally adjusted number of new dwelling units, excluding apartments, fell 4.0 percent.
  • Residential building consent values totalled $454 million, down 35 percent compared with November 2007.
  • Non-residential building consent values totalled $398 million, down 0.8 percent compared with November 2007.

Graph, New dwellings authorised including apartment units.  

Geoff Bascand 14 January 2009
Government Statistician ISSN 1178-0231

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