QTPA Member Alert |ABS Building Activity, Australia, Dec 2012 (18/4/2013)
ABS Building Activity, Australia, Dec 2012
VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
| Dec qtr 12 | Sept qtr 12 to Dec qtr 12 | Dec qtr 11 to Dec qtr 12 | ||
| $m | % change | % change | ||
| TREND ESTIMATES(a) | ||||
| Value of work done | 19 960.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| New residential building | 9 861.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 | |
| Alterations and additions to residential building | 1 740.8 | 0.4 | -6.2 | |
| Non-residential building | 8 359.6 | -0.5 | – | |
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a) | ||||
| Value of work done | 20 031.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | |
| New residential building | 9 909.8 | 1.7 | 2.6 | |
| Alterations and additions to residential building | 1 755.3 | 1.4 | -5.8 | |
| Non-residential building | 8 366.5 | 0.7 | 2 | |
| – nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) | ||||
| (a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2010-11. | ||||
BUILDING WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of total building work done rose 0.5% in the December 2012 quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done rose 1.2% to $20,031.6m in the December quarter, following a fall of 0.1% in the September 2012 quarter.
NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of new residential building work done rose 1.4% in the December quarter. The value of work done on new houses rose 1.1% while new other residential building rose 1.8%.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of new residential building work done rose 1.7% to $9,909.8m. Work done on new houses rose 2.3% to $6,418.9m, while new other residential building rose 0.5% to $3,490.9m.
NON-RESIDENTIAL WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of non-residential building work done fell 0.5% in the December quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of non-residential building work done in the quarter rose 0.7%, following a fall of 2.7% in the September 2012 quarter.
DWELLING UNITS COMMENCED
| Dec qtr 12 | Sep qtr 12 to Dec qtr 12 | Dec qtr qq to Dec qtr 12 | ||
| no. | % change | % change | ||
| TREND ESTIMATES | ||||
| Total dwelling units commenced | 39 267 | 3.5 | 12.6 | |
| New private sector houses | 22 819 | 2.9 | 4.5 | |
| New private sector other residential building | 15 332 | 4 | 26 | |
| SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES | ||||
| Total dwelling units commenced | 38 267 | -2.3 | 7.9 | |
| New private sector houses | 22 586 | -0.4 | 1.9 | |
| New private sector other residential building | 14 614 | -4.5 | 17.8 | |
TOTAL DWELLINGS
- The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced rose 3.5% in the December 2012 quarter following a rise of 4.5% in the September quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 2.3% in the December quarter following a rise of 7.4% in the September quarter.
NEW PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for new private sector house commencements rose 2.9% in the December quarter following a rise of 2.4% in the September quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector house commencements fell 0.4% in the December quarter following a rise of 6.1% in the September quarter.
NEW PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
- The trend estimate for new private sector other residential building commencements rose 4.0% in the December quarter following a rise of 7.0% in the September quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector other residential building fell 4.5 in the December quarter following a rise of 6.4% in the December quarter.
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