QTPA Member Alert |ABS Building Approvals, Australia, January 2013 (8/3/2013)

ABS Building Approvals, Australia, January 2013

JANUARY 2013 ABS KEY FIGURES

	Jan 13	Dec 12 to Jan 13	Jan 12 to Jan 13
	no.	% change	% change

TREND
Total dwelling units approved	13 339	1.1	15.9
Private sector houses	7 431	-0.4	-0.8
Private sector dwellings excluding houses	5 703	3.0	47.8
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Total dwelling units approved	12 920	-2.4	9.9
Private sector houses	7 484	3.2	-2.1
Private sector dwellings excluding houses	5 251	-9.1	34.9

JANUARY KEY POINTS

TOTAL DWELLING UNITS

The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 1.1% in January and has risen for 12 months.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 2.4% in January and has fallen for two months.

PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES

The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 0.4% in January and has fallen for four months.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses rose 3.2% in January after falling for three months.

PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES

The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 3.0% in January and has risen for four months..
The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 9.1% in January after rising for two months.

VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED

The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 1.2% in January and has risen for 12 months. The value of residential building rose 1.3% and has risen for eight months. The value of non-residential building rose 1.0% and has risen for three months.
The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved rose 6.6% in January after falling for three months. The value of residential building fell 1.7% after rising for two months. The value of non-residential building rose 20.9% after falling for two months.