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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

4.3a Dwelling Approvals

Number (a)

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Annual

1963-64

116 424

1964-65

122 791

1965-66

110 184

1966-67

120 937

1967-68

132 128

1968-69

148 461

1969-70

155 931

1970-71

141 804

1971-72

151 259

1972-73

188 384

1973-74

179 720

1974-75

121 323

1975-76

146 113

1976-77

141 374

1977-78

123 772

1978-79

127 481

1979-80

145 342

1980-81

156 501

1981-82

138 504

1982-83

116 388

1983-84

10 751

11 568

12 205

12 276

12 225

13 118

12 073

13 396

13 898

13 545

14 124

13 025

151 721

1984-85

13 664

13 760

13 053

13 053

13 626

13 536

13 449

13 331

13 910

14 530

13 217

13 408

161 715

1985-86

13 139

13 413

12 988

13 575

12 406

11 732

11 952

10 900

10 550

10 466

9 854

10 791

142 026

1986-87

11 133

9 967

10 083

9 959

10 215

10 446

9 734

10 057

10 162

9 858

10 284

10 127

122 016

1987-88

10 646

10 682

11 136

11 645

12 298

12 466

13 591

13 388

13 411

14 244

14 136

14 929

153 021

1988-89

15 568

16 751

16 083

15 756

16 172

15 648

15 449

15 932

15 398

16 378

15 152

14 157

188 341

1989-90

12 425

12 306

12 558

12 279

12 398

11 483

11 392

12 144

11 900

10 989

11 249

10 928

141 868

1990-91

10 639

10 752

10 827

10 664

11 121

10 080

10 731

10 811

10 372

10 371

10 930

10 707

127 375

1991-92

11 912

11 844

12 084

12 250

11 885

12 279

12 607

12 519

13 029

13 923

13 149

13 588

151 542

1992-93

13 377

13 546

13 621

14 027

14 476

15 316

15 345

14 316

14 994

15 001

14 093

14 709

172 270

1993-94

15 094

14 717

14 891

15 513

15 427

15 419

16 415

15 484

15 762

15 769

17 281

16 593

188 844

1994-95

15 507

17 260

17 051

16 063

14 967

14 536

13 645

13 343

12 638

12 060

12 024

11 570

171 083

1995-96

11 342

10 440

10 872

10 220

10 227

10 468

9 583

10 402

10 520

10 269

10 461

10 342

124 712

1996-97

11 259

10 536

9 825

11 648

11 202

10 992

11 563

12 142

11 902

12 231

12 259

11 668

136 625

1997-98

11 649

12 954

12 137

12 343

13 206

13 389

13 354

12 689

13 553

14 300

13 172

14 207

156 275

1998-99

13 249

11 800

12 233

12 486

(a) Houses and other dwellings. From July 1990 includes alterations and additions valued at $10 000 or more. Monthly data are seasonally adjusted.

Note: The annual data from 1983-84 are not strictly comparable with earlier data.

Source: Building Approvals, ABS (8731.0)

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