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DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Dec Qtr 09	Sep Qtr 09 to Dec Qtr 09	Dec Qtr 08 to Dec Qtr 09
		$m	% change	% change
Trend estimates(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	27 223	0.5	-1.9
	Buildings and structures	12 650	-3.4	-7.5
	Equipment, plant and machinery	14 601	4.5	3.6
Seasonally adjusted(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	27 738	5.5	-2.3
	Buildings and structures	12 629	-1.7	-11.7
	Equipment, plant and machinery	15 108	12.4	7.2
(a) In volume terms

New Capital Expenditure, in volume terms

• The trend estimate for total new capital expenditure (in volume terms) rose 0.5% in the December quarter 2009 while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose 5.5%.
• The trend volume estimate for buildings and structures fell 3.4% in the December quarter 2009 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell 1.7%.
• The trend volume estimate for equipment, plant and machinery rose 4.5% in the December quarter 2009 while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose 12.4%.

• This issue includes the fifth estimate (Estimate 5) for the financial year 2009-10 and the first estimate (Estimate 1) for 2010-11.
• Estimate 5 for 2009-10 is $110,636m. This is 0.4% higher than Estimate 5 for 2008-09. Estimate 5 is 6.7% higher than Estimate 4 for 2009-10.
• Estimate 1 for 2010-11 is $101,393m. This is 15.3% higher than Estimate 1 for 2009-10.
• See pages 6 to 9 for further commentary on expectations data.