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MAY KEY FIGURES

		May 09	Apr 09 to May 09	May 08 to May 09
		no.	% change	% change
TREND
	Total dwelling units approved	10 577	1.3	-18.3
	Private sector houses	7 839	2.4	-9.0
	Private sector other dwellings	2 331	-3.4	-42.4
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
	Total dwelling units approved	9 953	-12.5	-22.4
	Private sector houses	7 831	-2.0	-8.5
	Private sector other dwellings	1 677	-43.6	-57.5

Dwelling units approved

Private sector houses approved

• The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved rose 1.3% in May 2009 and has risen for the last four months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 12.5% following increases in the previous three months.

• The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 2.4% in May and has risen for five months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses approved fell 2.0% following increases in the previous four months.

• The trend estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 3.4% in May and has now fallen for 11 months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 43.6%.

• The trend estimate for the value of total building approved fell 0.4% in May. The trend estimates for the value of new residential building approved and alterations and additions approved rose 2.3% and 0.2% respectively. The trend estimate for the value of non-residential building approved fell 4.2%.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total building approved fell 12.3% in May. The seasonally adjusted estimates for the value of new residential building approved and alterations and additions approved fell 5.6% and 13.4% respectively. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of non-residential building fell 20.9%.

	2007-08	2008-09	TOTAL
NSW	-	20	20
Vic.	-	27	27
Qld	-	117	117
SA	12	8	20
WA	-	12	12
Tas.	-	1	1
NT	-	12	12
ACT	-	-	-
Total	12	197	209