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Strong commercial building sector pushes ready mixed concrete output to all time high

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Strong commercial building sector pushes ready mixed concrete output to all time high
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The strength of the construction sector has been underlined by figures showing just under one million cubic metres of ready mixed concrete was poured in the September quarter, an all time high.

According to Statistics NZ, 990,615 cubic metres of concrete was poured in the three months to September surpassing the previous high 983,174 cubic metres poured in the second quarter of 2007, at the tail end of the last building boom.

The rebuilding of Christchurch was an obvious factor in the record figures with 246,069 cubic metres poured in Canterbury in the three months to September, an all time high.

However Auckland took the top spot in the concrete stakes with 312,088 cubic metres poured during the quarter, the highest level since the third quarter of 2006 when a record 328,142 metres was poured.

Demand for concrete was also up strongly in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty where 145,909 cubic metres was poured, the most since the second quarter of 2006.

However Wellington has been doing it hard, with just 39,019 cubic metres poured during the quarter, well down from its record of 63,726 set in the the fourth quarter of 2006.

The amount of concrete being poured reflects record commercial building consent figures which also hit an all time high in the September quarter.

See the charts below for the regional breakdowns of the amount of concrete delivered throughout the country.

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