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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

4.3b Dwelling Approvals

Annual change (a) - per cent

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Annual

1963-64

23.3

1964-65

5.5

1965-66

-10.3

1966-67

9.8

1967-68

9.3

1968-69

12.4

1969-70

5.0

1970-71

-9.1

1971-72

6.7

1972-73

24.5

1973-74

-4.6

1974-75

-32.5

1975-76

20.4

1976-77

-3.2

1977-78

-12.5

1978-79

3.0

1979-80

14.0

1980-81

7.7

1981-82

-11.5

1982-83

-16.0

1983-84

30.4

1984-85

27.1

18.9

6.9

6.3

11.5

3.2

11.4

-0.5

0.1

7.3

-6.4

2.9

6.6

1985-86

-3.8

-2.5

-0.5

4.0

-9.0

-13.3

-11.1

-18.2

-24.2

-28.0

-25.4

-19.5

-12.2

1986-87

-15.3

-25.7

-22.4

-26.6

-17.7

-11.0

-18.6

-7.7

-3.7

-5.8

4.4

-6.2

-14.1

1987-88

-4.4

7.2

10.4

16.9

20.4

19.3

39.6

33.1

32.0

44.5

37.5

47.4

25.4

1988-89

46.2

56.8

44.4

35.3

31.5

25.5

13.7

19.0

14.8

15.0

7.2

-5.2

23.1

1989-90

-20.2

-26.5

-21.9

-22.1

-23.3

-26.6

-26.3

-23.8

-22.7

-32.9

-25.8

-22.8

-24.7

1990-91

-14.4

-12.6

-13.8

-13.2

-10.3

-12.2

-5.8

-11.0

-12.8

-5.6

-2.8

-2.0

-10.2

1991-92

12.0

10.2

11.6

14.9

6.9

21.8

17.5

15.8

25.6

34.2

20.3

26.9

19.0

1992-93

12.3

14.4

12.7

14.5

21.8

24.7

21.7

14.4

15.1

7.7

7.2

8.2

13.7

1993-94

12.8

8.6

9.3

10.6

6.6

0.7

7.0

8.2

5.1

5.1

22.6

12.8

9.6

1994-95

2.7

17.3

14.5

3.5

-3.0

-5.7

-16.9

-13.8

-19.8

-23.5

-30.4

-30.3

-9.4

1995-96

-26.9

-39.5

-36.2

-36.4

-31.7

-28.0

-29.8

-22.0

-16.8

-14.9

-13.0

-10.6

-27.1

1996-97

-0.7

0.9

-9.6

14.0

9.5

5.0

20.7

16.7

13.1

19.1

17.2

12.8

9.6

1997-98

3.5

22.9

23.5

6.0

17.9

21.8

15.5

4.5

13.9

16.9

7.4

21.8

14.4

1998-99

13.7

-8.9

0.8

1.2

(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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