JUNE KEY FIGURES

		Jun Qtr 10	Mar Qtr 10 to Jun Qtr 10	Jun Qtr 09 to Jun Qtr 10
		$m	% change	% change
Trend estimates(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	26 768	-0.8	-0.7
	Buildings and structures	13 163	1.2	-3.3
	Equipment, plant and machinery	13 597	-2.5	0.4
Seasonally adjusted(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	26 185	-4.0	-4.8
	Buildings and structures	12 937	-3.9	-7.2
	Equipment, plant and machinery	13 249	-4.1	-2.4
(a) In volume terms

New Capital Expenditure, in volume terms

JUNE KEY POINTS


ACTUAL EXPENDITURE (VOLUME TERMS)

• The trend estimate for total new capital expenditure (in volume terms) fell 0.8% in the June quarter 2010 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell 4.0%.
• The trend volume estimate for buildings and structures rose 1.2% in the June quarter 2010 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell 3.9%.
• The trend volume estimate for equipment, plant and machinery fell 2.5% in the June quarter 2010 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell 4.1%.

EXPECTED EXPENDITURE (CURRENT PRICE TERMS)

• This issue includes the seventh estimate (Estimate 7) for the financial year 2009-10 and the third estimate (Estimate 3) for 2010-11.
• Estimate 7 for 2009-10 is $106,076m. This is 6.2% lower than Estimate 7 for 2008-09. Estimate 7 is 1.8% lower than Estimate 6 for 2009-10.
• Estimate 3 for 2010-11 is $123,334m. This is 24.3% higher than Estimate 3 for 2009-10. Estimate 3 is 17.5% higher than Estimate 2 for 2010-11.
• See pages 6 to 10 for further commentary on expectations data.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
September 2010	25 November 2010
December 2010	24 February 2011
March 2011	26 May 2011
June 2011	25 August 2011

CHANGES IN NEXT ISSUE

Commencing with September quarter 2010, state specific deflators will be applied in the calculation of state volume estimates for capital expenditure for buildings and structures in place of a national deflator. This approach will be consistent with National Accounts methodology and the treatment of the equipment asset type in capital expenditure statistics. This change will result in minor revisions to previously published volume estimates for building and structures capital expenditure by state. Total Australia series are not affected.

In addition, as happens in September quarter each year, revisions to previously released data will occur as a result of the annual re-analysis of seasonally adjusted data series and the movement forward of the index year for the calculation of chain volume measures.


INQUIRIES

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