ABS Building Approvals, Australia, Jul 2018

ABS JULY KEY POINTS

TOTAL DWELLING UNITS

• The trend estimate for total dwellings approved fell 1.3% in July.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 5.2% in July.

PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES

• The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 0.9% in July.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses fell 3.0% in July.

PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES

• The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 1.8% in July.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 6.6% in July.

VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED

• The trend estimate of the value of total building approved fell 1.2% in July and has fallen for eight months.
• The value of residential building fell 1.8% and has fallen for six months.
• The value of non-residential building was
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved rose 7.1% in July.
• The value of residential building fell 4.9%, while the value of non-residential building rose 31.5%.