Value of Building Work Put in Place: June 2012 Quarter Facts

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Value of Building Work Put in Place: June 2012 quarter key facts

For the June 2012 quarter, after price and seasonal factors were removed:
• All building activity increased 0.8 percent.
• Residential building activity increased 7.1 percent.
• Non-residential building activity decreased 5.6 percent.
• Indicators point to a strong increase in Canterbury residential building.

The trend for the volume of all building work continues to rise from the 10-year low point of the September 2011 quarter.

Attached is information about the statistics released today.

Media release (pdf) Information release (pdf) Tables (xls)

(See attached file: ValueOfBuildingWorkJun12qtrMR.pdf)(See attached file: ValueOfBuildingWorkJun12qtr.pdf)(See attached file: vbw-Jun12qtr-tables.xls)

ValueOfBuildingWorkJun12qtrMR.pdf

ValueOfBuildingWorkJun12qtr.pdf

Jun12qtrtables.xls

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