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20 September 2019

National Construction Pipeline Report 2019 Overview

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This month the 7th National Pipeline Report was released, forecasting both residential and commercial construction for the next five years. Combined it is estimated construction in 2019 will reach ~$31B, peaking in 2021 at ~$35B.

Here is a quick summary of the highlights:

  • Nationwide, an increase from 33,000 consents in 2019 to 38,000 consents per year from 2022 to 2024 (+18%)
  • 61% of this growth will be in Auckland, which will represent 45% of both the value and the total number of residential building consents in 2024
  • Commercial construction to peak in 2021 and then drop 20% by 2024
  • In Auckland, consent volumes will increase 33% from 12,862 to 17,100 consents per year by 2024.
  • Nationwide, multi-units (townhouses, apartments, retirement units) will account for 41% of 2024 volume by number. Consent growth will be driven by this typology, while detached units will remain constant at around 24,000 units per year
  • In Auckland, 58% of the 96,000 dwellings to be consented by 2024 will be multi-unit. Detached unit volumes will again remain flat
  • Total construction value (including infrastructure, as well as residential and commercial construction) will be relatively consistent between 2022 and 2024 at $42b per year. Approximately 64% of this value is in residential, 18% in both non-residential and infrastructure by 2024
  • Compared with last year’s forecast, a peak of 43,000 consents by 2023 has been reduced to 38,000 consents. There has been a reduction in the impact of KiwiBuild on the total number of dwelling consents but this is not quantified

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For more in-depth detail, please download the report

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