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Australia Building Approvals MoM

Latest Release

Feb 02, 2023

Actual

18.5%

Forecast

1.0%

-8.8%

Building Approvals (also known as Building Permits) measures the change in the number of new building approvals issued by the government. Building permits are key indicator of demand in the housing market.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the AUD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the AUD.

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Currency: AUD

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistic...

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Feb 08, 2023	19:30			18.5%
Feb 01, 2023 (Dec)	19:30	18.5%	1.0%	-8.8%
Jan 08, 2023 (Nov)	19:30	-9.0%	-1.0%	-5.6%
Dec 06, 2022	19:30	-6.0%	-6.0%	-8.1%
Nov 29, 2022 (Oct)	19:30	-6.0%	-1.8%	-8.1%
Nov 08, 2022 (Oct)	19:30	-5.8%	-7.0%	28.1%

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