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DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Dec Qtr 11	Sep Qtr 11 to Dec Qtr 11	Dec Qtr 10 to Dec Qtr 11
		$m	% change	% change
Trend estimates(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	38 737	5.9	32.3
	Buildings and structures	22 692	8.1	47.4
	Equipment, plant and machinery	15 916	2.1	14.7
Seasonally adjusted(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	37 915	-0.3	30.0
	Buildings and structures	22 243	0.9	47.6
	Equipment, plant and machinery	15 672	-2.1	11.1
(a) In volume terms

New Capital Expenditure, in volume terms

• The trend volume estimate for total new capital expenditure rose 5.9% in the December quarter 2011 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell 0.3%.
• The trend volume estimate for buildings and structures rose 8.1% in the December quarter 2011 while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose 0.9%.
• The trend volume estimate for equipment, plant and machinery rose 2.1% in the December quarter 2011 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell 2.1%.

• This issue includes the fifth estimate (Estimate 5) for 2011-12 and the first estimate (Estimate 1) for 2012-13.
• Estimate 5 for 2011-12 is $164,153m. This is 27.0% higher than Estimate 5 for 2010-11. Estimate 5 is 0.7% lower than Estimate 4 for 2011-12.
• Estimate 1 for 2012-13 is $172,887m. This is 28.2% higher than Estimate 1 for 2011-12.
• See pages 7 to 10 for further commentary on expectations data.