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NZ Building Consents Issued: July 2015
There were 2,824 new dwellings consented nationally in July 2015, up 24 percent compared with July 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. "This was the highest number of new dwellings consented in a month since March 2005," business indicators manager Neil Kelly said. "It was boosted by apartments and townhouses, flats, and units." New dwellings consented in July 2015, compared with July 2014: nationally, up 542 (24 percent) to 2,824 Auckland, up 267 (31 percent) to 1,116 Waikato, up 85 (40 percent) to 296. In seasonally adjusted terms, the number was up 20 percent from June 2015. The total value of consents ... (full story)