Aussie dwelling approvals collapse

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New data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that dwelling approvals fell by 2.4% in April and were down 32.4% year-on-year.

The fall was driven by unit approvals, which fell 6.1%, whereas house approvals rose 0.5%.

Over the year, houses approvals fell 33.7% whereas unit approvals fell 28.7%.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.