Building permits data from Australia come in at +3.8% m/m and +14.3% y/y

  • expected -3% m/m
  • prior +15.4% m/m

Private sector dwellings excluding houses +6.2%

  • private sector houses +3.1%, in seasonally adjusted terms.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of non-residential building approved +58.6%.