Building and Construction in New Zealand provides data and forecasts for building activity across a range of sectors, including an examination of economic influences.

Report Contents

The report provides:

• a detailed forecast of annual building activity to 2017
• analysis of the economic environment and projection of the most likely scenario, covering items such as interest rates, inflation and government policy
• analysis of trends in demographic factors and their impact on the underlying demand for dwelling and non-dwelling building
• forecasts of the value of building authorised by North and South Island, in constant prices including total dwellings, alterations and additions to dwellings and non-dwelling building
• forecasts of the value of non-dwelling building authorised in constant prices by North and South Island for offices, shops, hotels, storage, factories, farms, education, health, social, cultural, religious and miscellaneous building
• forecasts of dwelling approvals, for houses and other dwellings (flats, units and town houses)
• an analysis of roads/highways, utilities, airports, water and sewerage and ports and harbours. Information on major construction projects, at either planning or commencement level is included in the report
• an analysis of basic building materials, including production and apparent consumption

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