Commercial building consents issued in Rotorua were down in March compared to last year but experts say the lull is no cause for concern.
In March 2017 Rotorua Lakes Council approved 25 commercial consents, to the value of $11.2 million.
However, this year only 17 commercial consents were approved during the month, amounting to only $2m - an 81.5 per cent decrease in work value.
But Rotorua Chamber of Commerce chief executive Allison Lawton said there was still a lot of interest in investing in Rotorua.
"What I would say is that the drop [in commercial consents] is not an indication of what I know is coming through," Lawton said.