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DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Dec Qtr 14	Sep Qtr 14 to Dec Qtr 14	Dec Qtr 13 to Dec Qtr 14
		$m	% change	% change
Trend estimates(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	37 693	-0.8	-3.9
	Buildings and structures	25 011	-1.5	-6.8
	Equipment, plant and machinery	12 708	0.9	2.6
Seasonally adjusted(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	37 465	-2.2	-3.6
	Buildings and structures	24 859	-2.6	-7.3
	Equipment, plant and machinery	12 606	-1.3	4.7
(a) In volume terms

New Capital Expenditure, in volume terms

• The trend volume estimate for total new capital expenditure fell 0.8% in the December quarter 2014 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell 2.2%.
• The trend volume estimate for buildings and structures fell 1.5% in the December quarter 2014 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell 2.6%.
• The trend volume estimate for equipment, plant and machinery rose 0.9% in the December quarter 2014 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell 1.3%.

• This issue includes the fifth estimate (Estimate 5) for 2014-15 and the first estimate (Estimate 1) for 2015-16.
• Estimate 5 for 2014-15 is $152,656m. This is 8.6% lower than Estimate 5 for 2013-14. Estimate 5 is 0.4% higher than Estimate 4 for 2014-15.
• Estimate 1 for 2015-16 is $109,799m. This is 12.4% lower than Estimate 1 for 2014-15.
• See pages 7-10 for further commentary on expectations data.

• As happens each December quarter, the Survey of Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure produces expected capital expenditure data by state. These data are available from the Downloads tab of this issue on the ABS website.