Turf QLD Industry Alert

ABS Construction Work Done, Australia, Mar 2015  

MARCH KEY POINTS

VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION

• The trend estimate for total construction work done fell 1.8% in the March quarter 2015.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total construction work done fell 2.4% to $48,397.8m in the March quarter.

BUILDING WORK DONE

• The trend estimate for total building work done rose 2.0% in the March quarter.
• The trend estimate for non-residential building work done rose 0.2%, while residential building work rose 3.1%.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of total building work done rose 3.3% to $23,597.0m in the March quarter.

ENGINEERING WORK DONE

• The trend estimate for engineering work done fell 4.7% in the March quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for engineering work done fell 7.3% to $24,800.9m in the March quarter.