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Australian January building approvals are ugly, ugly, ugly: Down 27.6% m/m (expected -8%)

Australian January building approvals are ugly, ugly, ugly: Down 27.6% m/m (expected -8%)

Building permits data can be 'lumpy', with multi-unit approvals varying month to month.

But there's lumpy and there's this. Minus 27 odd per cent is a huge slump in a month, cushioned somewhat by the +18 % the previous month.

Permits have been on a downward slope as the Reserve Bank of Australia have hiked rates, making development more expensive, at the margin. Along with all the other inflation-driven surging costs to builders.

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Posted: Mar 2 2023, 00:40
Author Name: forexlive
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