The total number of building permits issued in New Zealand plummeted a seasonally adjusted 10.5 percent on month in July, Statistics New Zealand said on Tuesday - coming in at 2,811.
That follows the 16.3 percent spike in June.
Among the individual components, permits were issued for 1,761 houses; 436 townhouses, flats, and units; 425 apartments; and 189 retirement village units.
In the year to July, there were 29,084 new dwellings consented - up 13 percent on year.
The actual value of building work consented in July was NZ$1.6 billion.
On a yearly basis, residential work was up NZ$58 million (5.9 percent) to NZ$1.0 billion, while non-residential work was up NZ$159 million (35 percent) to NZ$614 million.
"Auckland has seen the largest increases over the past year, with half a billion dollars of extra non-residential building work," business indicators senior manager Neil Kelly said. "Canterbury, Otago, and Wellington were the other main drivers of this year's increase."
Over the past year, some of the main sites for building consent issuance have been Christchurch Hospital, the University of Canterbury, the University of Otago, and Victoria University. Other significant areas of activity this year include prisons and airports.
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