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DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Dec 14	Nov 14 to Dec 14	Dec 13 to Dec 14
		no.	% change	% change
TREND
	Total dwelling units approved	17 124	1.3	2.1
	Private sector houses	9 312	-0.2	2.3
	Private sector dwellings excluding houses	7 528	2.9	0.7
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
	Total dwelling units approved	17 753	-3.3	8.8
	Private sector houses	9 314	-	4.8
	Private sector dwellings excluding houses	7 985	-9.7	9.9
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Dwelling units approved

Private sector houses approved

• The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 1.3% in December and has risen for seven months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 3.3% in December after rising for two months.

• The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 0.2% in December and has fallen for nine months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses was flat in December after falling for three months.

• The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 2.9% in December and has risen for seven months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 9.7% in December after rising for two months.

• The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 0.2% in December after falling for four months. The value of residential building rose 0.6% and has risen for two months. The value of non-residential building fell 0.7% and has fallen for four months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved fell 14.7% in December after rising for two months. The value of residential building fell 10.9% after rising for two months. The value of non-residential building fell 22.7% following a rise of 29.1% in the previous month.