Building approvals fell 2.5% in June
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Building approvals fell 2.5% in June

Sydney : Australia | Jul 30, 2012 at 9:03 PM PDT
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
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This compares to an upwardly revised 13,683 units in May, seasonally adjusted. In the year to June, building approvals were up 10.2 per cent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said on Tuesday. Economists' forecasts had centred on a 14.6 per cent fall in approvals in June. FULL ARTICLE AT Sydney Morning Herald
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