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Building Approvals m/m AUD

Medium impact Updated after every release
Next release Mon, Nov 2 00:30 UTC · consensus 0% · previous -6.1%  

What this release is

Building Approvals month-over-month for Australia tracks the total value of new residential and non-residential building projects approved for construction. This key economic indicator, sourced from the official website abs.gov.au, provides insight into the business sector’s investment and future construction activity.

Forex traders monitor building approvals as a forward-looking measure of economic health and investment. Increased approvals suggest future construction work, which can stimulate employment and broader economic activity. This data influences expectations for the Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy, as sustained growth may lead to higher interest rates, typically supporting the Australian dollar.

The market typically focuses on the headline month-over-month percentage change upon release. Revisions to prior months’ data can also influence market sentiment. This series is released monthly and carries a typical impact rating of Medium for the Australian dollar.

How hard it hits, measured

123 releases · own feed
Typical AUDUSD move
6pips / 1h
Median absolute move in the hour after the release
Big-release move
11pips / 1h
Top-quarter releases move at least this much
Largest measured
41pips
Biggest one-hour reaction in our archive
Direction reliability
n/a
Unlocks after 8 live-captured releases with consensus. Measured, never estimated
Pair5 min15 min1 hourBig release (1h)
AUDUSD2.4p4.3p5.7p11p
AUDCAD2.7p4.1p5.7p9.9p
AUDCHF2.2p2.7p4.5p8.5p
AUDJPY4.7p5.7p8.2p14p
AUDNZD2.5p4.1p6.2p12p
EURAUD4.8p7.4p12p20p
GBPAUD4.9p8.3p12p21p

How we measure: moves come from our own MT4 price feed and our archived minute bars, sampled 5, 15 and 60 minutes after each release against the pre-release price. No estimates, no third-party numbers. Releases where our feed had a gap are skipped, never guessed.

What usually happens

conditional history
Beat above consensus AUDUSD closed the hour higher in 31 of 51 cases · median +2.9p n=51 live
Miss below consensus AUDUSD closed the hour lower in 29 of 55 cases · median -1.6p n=55 live
In line within the surprise band Accumulating. Shows after 8 live-captured releases n=1 live

These are counts of what happened after past releases, conditional on the surprise direction. They are history, not a forecast, and never a trade recommendation. Sample sizes are shown because small samples mislead; rows stay locked until the sample is honest.

Release history

accumulates every release
DateActualForecastPreviousRevised toAUDUSD 1h
Sep 30, 2026-6.1%3.6%-3.6%-1.9%-29p—
Sep 1, 2026-3.6%-2.9%7.2%6.9%+4.5p—
Jul 30, 20267.2%5.5%-1.1%-1.6%+3.1p—
Jul 1, 2026-1.1%5.9%-3.4%-0.2%-7.7p—
Jun 2, 2026-3.4%-6.5%-10.5%—-4.3p—
May 4, 2026-10.5%13.1%29.7%31%0.0p—
Apr 1, 202629.7%9.8%-7.2%—-0.2p—
Mar 3, 2026-7.2%-0.6%-14.9%—+17p—
Feb 3, 2026-14.9%0%15.2%13.1%+6.4p—
Jan 7, 202615.2%0.1%-6.4%-6.1%+1.3p—
Dec 2, 2025-6.4%0%12%11.1%+3.1p—
Nov 3, 202512%-0.1%-6%-3.6%+0.4p—
Sep 30, 2025-6%8%-8.2%-10%-3.9p—
Sep 1, 2025-8.2%-0.6%11.9%12.2%+5.7p—
Jul 31, 202511.9%1.6%3.2%2.2%+6.9p—
Jul 2, 20253.2%-2.3%-5.7%-4.1%-11p—
May 30, 2025-5.7%-1.8%-8.8%-7.1%-10p—
May 6, 2025-8.8%0.7%-0.3%-0.2%+6.7p—
Apr 2, 2025-0.3%0.9%6.3%6.9%+2.5p—
Mar 6, 20256.3%0.4%0.7%1.7%+2.9p—
Feb 3, 20250.7%0.7%-3.6%-3.4%-2.4p—
Jan 7, 2025-3.6%0%4.2%5.2%+13p—
Dec 2, 20244.2%1.4%4.4%5.8%-2.5p—
Oct 31, 20244.4%-0.2%-6.1%-3.9%+6.0p—

Showing the latest 24 of 123 tracked releases.

Reaction = AUDUSD move 60 minutes after the release, measured from our own price history. Story links appear for releases our news desk covered; every release gets a row here whether or not it gets a story. Values from before our live tracking began are the current figures in the official statistical series, so they include later revisions; live rows record the number as printed.

Market statistics, not financial advice. All reaction figures are measured from our own price feed under our published methodology.
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