Near record dwelling starts tipped for Wednesday ABS results

Near record dwelling starts tipped for Wednesday ABS results
Jennifer DukeOctober 12, 2014

Master Builders Australia are predicting that the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) release on Wednesday for building activity data show a strong result.

In fact, they expect near record dwelling starts were recorded for the June quarter, says Master Builders chief economist Peter Jones.

“In line with our industry forecasts, Master Builders expects building commencements will approach 50,000 for the June quarter,” Jones says.

“We predict that, in line with Master Builders’ forecasts, the June quarter result will take the annual level of building starts to around 183,000 for financial 2013-14,” he says.

They are also expecting that the record for annual building starts – a title taken in 1994 with 187,000 recorded – will be broken next year.

Jennifer Duke

Jennifer Duke was a property writer at Property Observer

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