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FEBRUARY KEY FIGURES

		Feb 15	Jan 15 to Feb 15	Feb 14 to Feb 15
		no.	% change	% change
TREND
	Total dwelling units approved	18 673	1.6	13.2
	Private sector houses	9 441	-	-
	Private sector dwellings excluding houses	8 934	3.3	30.5
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
	Total dwelling units approved	18 768	-3.2	14.3
	Private sector houses	9 441	-0.1	-1.0
	Private sector dwellings excluding houses	9 102	-6.0	36.2
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Dwelling units approved

Private sector houses approved

• The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 1.6% in February and has risen for nine months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 3.2% in February after rising for four months.

• The trend estimate for private sector houses approved was flat in February.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses fell 0.1% in February after being flat in January.

• The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 3.3% in February and has risen for nine months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 6.0% in February following a rise of 15.0% in the previous month.

• The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 1.0% in February and has risen for eight months. The value of residential building rose 2.1% and has risen for 11 months. The value of non-residential building fell 1.4% and has fallen for two months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved fell 19.5% in February following a rise of 20.1% in the previous month. The value of residential building fell 4.3% following a rise of 10.3% in the previous month. The value of non-residential building fell 44.0% following a rise of 40.3% in the previous month.