VALUE OF WORK DONE VOLUME TERMS DEC QTR 2007
SUMMARY COMMENTS
- In the December quarter 2007, the seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done fell in all states and territories. The largest falls were in the Northern Territory (-9.2%), NSW (-6.8%) and WA (-5.6%).
- The original estimate of total building work done fell in states and territories other than Tasmania (+1.5%). The largest falls were in WA (-7.4%), Vic (-6.3%) and NSW (-5.8%).
 |  | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |  |
Original(a) |  |
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Value of work done |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | New residential building ($m) | 1 747.6 | 2 055.8 | 2 271.6 | 503.3 | 1 256.4 | 135.5 | 84.6 | 140.8 | 8 195.7 |  |
 | Alterations and additions to residential building ($m) | 560.4 | 502.5 | 309.5 | 89.8 | 146.4 | 35.9 | 13.9 | 27.2 | 1 685.6 |  |
 | Non-residential building ($m) | 1 944.5 | 1 946.9 | 1 539.7 | 333.4 | 662.6 | 82.6 | 80.2 | 264.3 | 6 854.1 |  |
 | Total building ($m) | 4 252.5 | 4 505.2 | 4 120.8 | 926.5 | 2 065.4 | 254.0 | 178.7 | 432.3 | 16 735.4 |  |
Percentage change |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | New residential building (%) | -6.1 | -7.1 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -6.2 | 6.4 | -1.1 | -4.7 | -4.4 |  |
 | Alterations and additions to residential building (%) | 9.8 | 5.0 | -3.7 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 19.8 | -14.1 | 4.5 |  |
 | Non-residential building (%) | -9.2 | -7.9 | -4.3 | -4.8 | -12.0 | -7.6 | -11.4 | 2.8 | -7.4 |  |
 | Total building (%) | -5.8 | -6.3 | -2.3 | -2.1 | -7.4 | 1.5 | -4.8 | -1.0 | -4.9 |  |
Seasonally Adjusted(a) |  |
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Value of work done |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | New residential building ($m) | 1 733.4 | 2 035.3 | 2 145.5 | 487.8 | 1 261.1 | 130.0 | 77.5 | 138.6 | 8 033.2 |  |
 | Alterations and additions to residential building ($m) | 511.3 | 475.5 | 282.4 | 87.7 | 142.6 | 33.7 | 13.3 | 26.6 | 1 565.6 |  |
 | Non-residential building ($m) | 1 907.6 | 1 829.3 | 1 436.9 | 328.6 | 639.3 | 81.1 | 79.8 | 264.9 | 6 559.9 |  |
 | Total building ($m) | 4 152.4 | 4 340.2 | 3 864.8 | 904.1 | 2 043.1 | 244.9 | 170.6 | 430.0 | 16 158.7 |  |
Percentage change |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | New residential building (%) | -4.9 | -3.8 | -2.7 | -3.7 | -3.6 | 0.3 | -4.3 | -2.2 | -3.0 |  |
 | Alterations and additions to residential building (%) | 3.4 | 3.1 | -7.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 10.8 | -5.7 | 0.6 |  |
 | Non-residential building (%) | -10.9 | -5.6 | -7.4 | - | -10.6 | -3.3 | -15.9 | 1.0 | -7.0 |  |
 | Total building (%) | -6.8 | -3.9 | -4.9 | -1.8 | -5.6 | -0.6 | -9.2 | -0.5 | -4.3 |  |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
(a) Chain volume measures, reference year 2005-06. |