QTPA Member Alert | ABS Construction Work Done, Australia, Preliminary, Sep 2012 (29/11/2012)

ABS Construction Work Done, Australia, Preliminary, Sep 2012

SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Sep qtr 12	Jun qtr 12 to Sep qtr 12	Sep qtr 11 to Sep qtr 12
		$m	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES(a)

Value of work done
	Building	19 332.7	-0.9	-3.3
	Residential	11 147.5	-0.9	-5.0
	Non-residential	8 188.2	-0.8	-0.9
	Engineering	32 241.6	4.4	22.4
	Total construction	51 681.8	2.6	11.6
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a)

Value of work done
	Building	19 257.9	-1.6	-4.9
	Residential	11 221.9	0.6	-3.7
	Non-residential	8 036.0	-4.5	-6.4
	Engineering	32 040.1	3.8	13.9
	Total construction	51 298.0	1.7	6.0

(a) Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2010-11.

SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS

VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION

The trend estimate for total construction work done rose 2.6% in the September quarter 2012.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for total construction work done rose 1.7%, to $51,298.0m in the September quarter.
BUILDING WORK DONE

The trend estimate for total building work done fell 0.9% in the September quarter.
The trend estimate for non-residential building work done fell 0.8% in the September quarter.
The seasonally adjusted estimate of total building work done fell 1.6%, to $19,257.9m, in the September quarter.
ENGINEERING WORK DONE

The trend estimate for engineering work done rose 4.4% in the September quarter.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for engineering work done rose 3.8%, to $32,040.1m, in the September quarter.