8731.0 - Building Approvals, Australia, Jun 2008 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 30/07/2008   
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JUNE KEY FIGURES

Jun 08
May 08 to Jun 08
Jun 07 to Jun 08
no.
% change
% change

TREND
Total dwelling units approved
12 415
-0.9
-4.4
Private sector houses
8 722
-0.4
-0.5
Private sector other dwellings
3 435
-1.9
-9.8
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Total dwelling units approved
12 237
-0.7
-7.8
Private sector houses
8 699
-
0.1
Private sector other dwellings
3 285
-1.4
-22.0

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Dwelling units approved
Graph: Number of dwelling units approved

Private sector houses approved
Graph: Private sector houses approved




JUNE KEY POINTS


TOTAL DWELLING UNITS
  • The trend estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 0.9% in June 2008 following a revised fall of 1.6% in May 2008.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwelling units approved fell 0.7% in June following a revised fall of 7.2% in May.


PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
  • The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 0.4% in June.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses approved was flat in June following a revised fall of 1.6% in May.


PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER DWELLING UNITS
  • The trend estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 1.9% in June following a revised fall of 3.4% in May.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector other dwellings approved fell 1.4% in June following a revised fall of 19.5% in May.


VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED
  • The trend estimate for the value of total building approved fell 0.5% in June. The trend estimate for the value of new residential building approved fell 1.0%, and the value of alterations and additions fell 1.3%. The value of non-residential building approved rose 0.3%.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total building approved fell 4.2% in June. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of new residential building approved fell 2.7% in June. The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of alterations and additions rose 5.7%, and the value of non-residential building fell 7.5%.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
July 2008 2 September 2008
August 2008 30 September 2008
September 2008 5 November 2008
October 2008 4 December 2008
November 2008 8 January 2009
December 2008 4 February 2009



CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

This edition of 8731.0 - Building Approval Australia has had leading zeros removed from the start of time series excel spreadsheets. The spreadsheets affected are 11-28 and 42-73.


REVISIONS THIS MONTH

Revisions to the total number of dwelling units approved in this issue are:

2006-07
2007-08
TOTAL

NSW
4
-16
-12
Vic.
-
75
75
Qld
-
11
11
SA
11
27
38
WA
-
-
-
Tas.
-
-
-
NT
-
-
-
ACT
-
-
-
Total
15
97
112




INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Paul Pamment on Adelaide (08) 8237 7648.