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DWELLING UNITS APPROVED STATES AND TERRITORIES


SUMMARY COMMENTS

The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved rose 0.5% in July 2007. The trend rose in Victoria (+2.6%), Queensland (+0.3%), South Australia (+0.2%), Western Australia (+0.3%), and the Australian Capital Territory (+10.9%) but fell in New South Wales (-2.3%), Tasmania (-4.5%) and the Northern Territory (-1.0%).

The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.1% in July 2007. The trend rose in Victoria (+1.2%) and South Australia (+1.2%) but fell in New South Wales (-1.1%), Queensland (-0.3%) and Western Australia (-0.1%).

		NSW	Vic.	Qld	SA	WA	Tas.	NT	ACT	Aust.
Original
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 390	2 785	2 539	814	1 424	164	52	117	9 285
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 531	3 643	3 772	1 022	1 793	198	104	360	13 423
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	6.4	12.6	1.7	21.0	0.6	-8.4	13.0	2.6	6.7
	Total dwelling units (%)	1.6	12.1	-7.8	20.4	-18.8	-4.8	28.4	15.0	-0.5
Seasonally Adjusted
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 230	2 532	2 379	733	1 436	na	na	na	8 646
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 368	3 625	3 702	894	1 732	195	na	na	12 980
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	2.3	7.7	-3.6	3.8	-5.2	na	na	na	0.7
	Total dwelling units (%)	-1.2	15.3	-0.2	-1.4	-19.9	-11.0	na	na	0.4
Trend
Dwelling units approved
	Private sector houses (no.)	1 235	2 413	2 454	722	1 486	na	na	na	8 636
	Total dwelling units (no.)	2 359	3 329	3 625	893	1 949	210	104	305	12 775
Percentage change from previous month
	Private sector houses (%)	-1.1	1.2	-0.3	1.2	-0.1	na	na	na	0.1
	Total dwelling units (%)	-2.3	2.6	0.3	0.2	0.3	-4.5	-1.0	10.9	0.5
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