Actual and expected new capital expenditure
Financial years at current prices
The graphs below show the seven estimates of actual and expected expenditure for each financial year.
The timing and construction of these estimates are as follows:

Total capital expenditure
- Estimate 7 for total capital expenditure for 2018-19 is $122,119m. This is 2.3% higher than Estimate 7 for 2017-18.
- Estimate 7 is 0.1% lower than Estimate 6 for 2018-19.
- Estimate 3 for total capital expenditure for 2019-20 is $113,404m. This is 10.7% higher than Estimate 3 for 2018-19.
- Estimate 3 is 14.9% higher than Estimate 2 for 2019-20.
Buildings and structures
- Estimate 7 for buildings and structures for 2018-19 is $65,330m. This is 2.8% lower than Estimate 7 for 2017-18.
- Estimate 7 is 3.7% lower than Estimate 6 for 2018-19.
- Estimate 3 for buildings and structures for 2019-20 is $66,922m. This is 12.3% higher than Estimate 3 for 2018-19.
- Estimate 3 is 12.9% higher than Estimate 2 for 2019-20.
Equipment, plant and machinery
- Estimate 7 for equipment, plant and machinery for 2018-19 is $56,790m. This is 8.8% higher than Estimate 7 for 2017-18.
- Estimate 7 is 4.5% higher than Estimate 6 for 2018-19.
- Estimate 3 for equipment, plant and machinery for 2019-20 is $46,482m. This is 8.4% higher than Estimate 3 for 2018-19.
- Estimate 3 is 17.9% higher than Estimate 2 for 2019-20.
Mining
- Estimate 7 for Mining for 2018-19 is $33,372m. This is 8.3% lower than Estimate 7 for 2017-18.
- Estimate 7 is 5.7% lower than Estimate 6 for 2018-19.
- Estimate 3 for Mining for 2019-20 is $38,082m. This is 20.7% higher than Estimate 3 for 2018-19.
- Estimate 3 is 17.4% higher than Estimate 2 for 2019-20.
Manufacturing
- Estimate 7 for Manufacturing for 2018-19 is $9,609m. This is 1.7% higher than Estimate 7 for 2017-18.
- Estimate 7 is 0.6% lower than Estimate 6 for 2018-19.
- Estimate 3 for Manufacturing for 2019-20 is $9,335m. This is 8.6% higher than Estimate 3 for 2018-19.
- Estimate 3 is 20.1% higher than Estimate 2 for 2019-20.
Other selected industries
- Estimate 7 for Other Selected Industries for 2018-19 is $79,115m. This is 7.6% higher than Estimate 7 for 2017-18.
- Estimate 7 is 2.5% higher than Estimate 6 for 2018-19.
- Estimate 3 for Other Selected Industries for 2019-20 is $65,987m. This is 5.8% higher than Estimate 3 for 2018-19.
- Estimate 3 is 12.8% higher than Estimate 2 for 2019-20.