8731.0 - Building Approvals, Australia, Dec 2009 
Quality Declaration
Quality Declaration ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 04/02/2010
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More private houses approved this month. ABS Building Approvals show that the number of approvals for private sector houses rose 3.1% in December 2009 following a fall last month. Victoria (+4.6%), Queensland (+2.2%) South Australia (+0.5%) and Western Australian (+3.3%) recorded more private sector house approvals this month according to the ABS. The number of dwellings approved in Australia rose 2.2% with Tasmania (+21.7%) and Victoria (+11.1%) recording the largest increases. There was a rise in the number of approvals for private sector dwellings other than houses (+9.1%) this month. The value of total building approved fell 3.7% in December. Non-residential building approvals (-9.4%) also fell. However, the value of approved new residential buildings increased by 3.0%. Further information is available in Building Approvals, Australia (cat no. 8731.0) on the ABS website at www.abs.gov.au Media Note: Please ensure when reporting on ABS data that you attribute the Australian Bureau of Statistics (or the ABS) as the source. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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