NZ Building permit (consents) (December): +2.3% m/m (prior +1.8%)

New Zealand Building Consents for December up 2.3% m/m

• prior was +1.8%

'Trend' up 1.1%, highest since the middle of 2004

Comment from Stats NZ:

"Last year was the ninth-highest year on record for dwelling consents, beaten only by the building booms in the 1970s and early 2000s," business indicators manager Clara Eatherley said.