Turf QLD Industry Alert |ABS Building Approvals, Australia, Jun 2015

ABS Building Approvals, Australia, Jun 2015 

JUNE 2015 KEY POINTS

TOTAL DWELLING UNITS

• The trend estimate for total dwellings approved fell 1.2% in June and has fallen for four months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 8.2% in June following a rise of 2.3% in the previous month.

PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES

• The trend estimate for private sector houses approved was flat in June.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses rose 4.3% in June following a fall of 8.9% in the previous month.

PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES

• The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 2.4% in June and has fallen for four months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 20.4% in June following a rise of 17.1% in the previous month.

VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED

• The trend estimate of the value of total building approved fell 0.9% in June and has fallen for four months. The value of residential building fell 1.0% and has fallen for four months. The value of non-residential building fell 0.6% and has fallen for six months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved fell 5.3% in June following a rise of 2.0% in the previous month. The value of residential building fell 8.8% following a rise of 3.1% in the previous month. The value of non-residential building rose 3.9% after falling for two months.