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Australia Building Approvals 2026-03-03 11:30 Australia/Sydney: data, chart, and analysis

The 2026-01-31 Building Approvals release printed 13.3. The previous reading was 15.7, while the forecast field is 15.43. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Reserve Bank of Australia policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

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Actual
13.3
Previous
15.7
Forecast
15.43

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Public release ID
aud_building_approvals_2026-03-03

Australia Building Approvals release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Australia Building Approvals chart through 2026-01-31
AUD Building Approvals readings through 2026-01-31. Latest: 13.3.

Building Approvals release read

The 2026-01-31 Building Approvals release printed 13.3. The previous reading was 15.7, while the forecast field is 15.43. Traders usually read this release against the recent trend, the Reserve Bank of Australia policy bias, and the surprise versus consensus.

The forecast marker for this release is 15.43 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Building Approvals page shows the full time series for Australia. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For AUD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID aud_building_approvals_2026-03-03
API announcement ID aud_building_approvals_2026-01-31
Release time
2026-03-03 00:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-01-31
Actual value 13.3
Previous value 15.7
Forecast 15.43 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise -2.13
Announcement timestamp 1772497800

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Australia Building Approvals history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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2026-04-01 12:30 Australia/Sydney · 19.5

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2026-02-03 11:30 Australia/Sydney · 15.7

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Raw announcement payload

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{
  "announcement_datetime": 1772497800,
  "announcement_datetime_local": "2026-03-03T11:30:00+11:00",
  "announcement_id": "aud_building_approvals_2026-01-31",
  "date": "2026-01-31",
  "forecast": 15.43,
  "forecast_source_label": "FXMacroData Blended Forecast",
  "observation_id": "aud_building_approvals_canonical_level_default_standard_period_2026-01-31",
  "pct_change_mom": -15.29,
  "pct_change_yoy": -12.5,
  "prediction_type": "fxmacrodata",
  "previous_value": 15.7,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1772497800,
      "val": 13.3
    },
    {
      "epoch": 1772843400,
      "val": 14.4
    }
  ],
  "val": 13.3
}