Turf QLD Industry Alert |ABS Engineering Construction Activity, Australia, Mar 2016

ABS Engineering Construction Activity, Australia, Mar 2016

MARCH 2016 KEY POINTS

VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

TOTAL

• The trend estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done fell 5.4% in the March 2016 quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done fell 1.4% in the March quarter to $23,732.2m.

PRIVATE SECTOR

• The trend estimate for the value of work done for the private sector fell 9.0% in the March quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector fell 3.3% in the March quarter to $16,703.4m.

PUBLIC SECTOR

• The trend estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose 4.0% in the March quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose 3.3% in the March quarter to $7,028.8m.

VALUE OF WORK COMMENCED, CURRENT PRICES

• The value of work commenced in the March quarter was $15,118.9m in original terms, a decrease of 9.2% from the December quarter.

ABS Building Approvals, Australia, Apr 2016 

APRIL KEY POINTS

TOTAL DWELLING UNITS

• The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 1.2% in April and has risen for five months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved rose 3.0% in April and has risen for two months.

PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES

• The trend estimate for private sector houses approved rose 0.2% in April and has risen for three months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector houses fell 2.3% in April after rising for two months.

PRIVATE SECTOR DWELLINGS EXCLUDING HOUSES

• The trend estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 2.3% in April and has risen for five months.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for private sector dwellings excluding houses rose 8.7% in April and has risen for two months.

VALUE OF BUILDING APPROVED

• The trend estimate of the value of total building approved rose 1.1% in April and has risen for three months. The value of residential building rose 1.6% and has risen for five months. The value of non-residential building was flat.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building approved rose 18.3% in April following a fall of 4.3% in the previous month. The value of residential building rose 8.4% and has risen for three months. The value of non-residential building rose 47.3% after falling for four months.