Turf QLD Industry Alert |ABS Building Activity, Australia, Dec 2016
ABS Building Activity, Australia, Dec 2016
BUILDING WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of total building work done fell 0.5% in the December 2016 quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done rose 1.3% to $26,754.2m in the December quarter, following a fall of 3.7% in the September 2016 quarter.
NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of new residential building work done was flat in the December quarter. The value of work done on new houses fell 0.7% while new other residential building rose 0.7%.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of new residential building work done rose 0.9% to $15,850.5m. Work done on new houses rose 0.3% to $8,293.4m, while new other residential building rose 1.6% to $7,557.0m.
NON-RESIDENTIAL WORK DONE
- The trend estimate of the value of non-residential building work done fell 1.7% in the December quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of non-residential building work done in the quarter rose 1.6%, following a fall of 7.6% in the September 2016 quarter.
TOTAL DWELLINGS
- The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 1.5% in the December 2016 quarter following a fall of 1.5% in the September quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced rose 0.3% to 57,043 dwellings in the December quarter and was flat in the September quarter.
NEW PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES
- The trend estimate for new private sector house commencements fell 0.9% in the December quarter following a rise of 0.4% in the September quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector house commencements fell 3.4% to 28,289 dwellings in the December quarter following a fall of 1.6% in the September quarter.
NEW PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
- The trend estimate for new private sector other residential building commencements fell 1.7% in the December quarter following a fall of 3.2% in the September quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector other residential building rose 2.5% to 27,289 dwellings in the December quarter following a rise of 5.2% in the September quarter.
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