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AUGUST KEY FIGURES

		Aug 13	Jul 13 to Aug 13	Aug 12 to Aug 13
		no.	% change	% change
TREND
	Total dwelling units approved	13 896	0.1	5.8
	Private sector houses	8 201	0.6	10.2
	Private sector dwellings excluding houses	5 374	-0.1	-1.8
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
	Total dwelling units approved	13 687	-4.7	7.7
	Private sector houses	8 115	-1.6	10.3
	Private sector dwellings excluding houses	5 371	-6.5	3.2

Dwelling units approved

Private sector houses approved

• The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 0.1% in August and has risen for 19 months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 4.7% in August following a rise of 10.2% in the previous month.

• The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.6% in August and has risen for nine months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses fell 1.6% in August following a rise of 2.7% in the previous month.

• The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 0.1% in August and has fallen for three months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 6.5% in August following a rise of 24.4% in the previous month.

• The trend estimate of the value of total building approved fell 0.4% in August and has fallen for three months. The value of residential building rose 0.2% and has risen for six months. The value of non-residential building fell 1.1% and has fallen for four months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved rose 0.2% in August and has risen for two months. The value of residential building fell 2.3% following a rise of 2.3% in the previous month. The value of non-residential building rose 3.9% and has risen for two months.

	2012-13	2013-14	TOTAL
NSW	305	13	318
Vic.	153	63	216
Qld	70	115	185
SA	12	-1	11
WA	94	18	112
Tas.	-	-	-
NT	4	2	6
ACT	105	-	105
Total	743	210	953