8762.0 - Engineering Construction Activity, Australia, Dec 2008 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/04/2009   
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DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

Dec qtr 08
Sep qtr 08 to Dec qtr 08
Dec qtr 07 to Dec qtr 08
$m
% change
% change

TREND ESTIMATES(a)

Value of work done
For the private sector
11 063.8
6.3
23.0
For the public sector(b)
6 283.6
3.6
21.4
Total engineering construction
17 361.5
5.4
22.6

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a)

Value of work done
For the private sector
11 221.3
6.7
27.8
For the public sector(b)
6 369.7
2.4
24.3
Total engineering construction
17 591.0
5.1
26.5

(a) Chain volume measures, reference year 2006-07.
(b) Includes work done by the private sector for the public sector and work done by the public sector.

Value of work done, Chain volume measures
Graph: Value of work done, Chain volume measures

Value of work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates
Graph: Value of work done Volume terms Trend estimates




DECEMBER KEY POINTS


VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

TOTAL
  • The trend estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose by 5.4% in the December 2008 quarter.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose 5.1%, to $17,591.0m, in the December quarter.


PRIVATE SECTOR
  • The trend estimate for the value of work done for the private sector rose by 6.3% in the December quarter.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector rose 6.7% in the December quarter to $11,221.3m.


PUBLIC SECTOR
  • The trend estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose by 3.6% in the December quarter.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the public sector increased by 2.4%, to $6,369.7m, in the December quarter.


VALUE OF WORK COMMENCED
  • The value of work commenced in the December quarter was $18,727.0m, a fall of 17.5% from the September 2008 quarter.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER) Release Date
March 2009 1 July 2009
June 2009 1 October 2009



ABOUT THIS ISSUE

This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in Construction Work Done, Australia (cat. no. 8755.0) on 25 February 2009.


CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.


SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS THIS QUARTER

Compared with the current price estimates in original terms published in the previous issue of this publication:
  • The September quarter work done estimates have been revised upwards by $221.4m. These revisions occurred predominantly in 'Oil, gas, coal and other minerals' in Queensland and 'Electricity Generation and transmission' in Western Australia.


INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Willie Hynd on Adelaide (08) 8237 7646.