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MARCH KEY FIGURES

		Mar Qtr 13	Dec Qtr 12 to Mar Qtr 13	Mar Qtr 12 to Mar Qtr 13
		$m	% change	% change
Trend estimates(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	39 083	-2.7	-2.0
	Buildings and structures	24 424	-3.0	-2.7
	Equipment, plant and machinery	14 702	-1.9	-0.7
Seasonally adjusted(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	38 510	-4.7	-4.4
	Buildings and structures	24 028	-5.5	-6.0
	Equipment, plant and machinery	14 482	-3.3	-1.6
(a) In volume terms

New Capital Expenditure, in Volume terms

• The trend volume estimate for total new capital expenditure fell 2.7% in the March quarter 2013 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell 4.7%.
• The trend volume estimate for buildings and structures fell 3.0% in the March quarter 2013 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell 5.5%.
• The trend volume estimate for equipment, plant and machinery fell 1.9% in the March quarter 2013 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell 3.3%.

• This issue includes the sixth estimate (Estimate 6) for 2012-13 and the second estimate (Estimate 2) for 2013-14.
• Estimate 6 for 2012-13 is $163,018m. This is 2.6% higher than Estimate 6 for 2011-12. Estimate 6 is 2.0% lower than Estimate 5 for 2012-13.
• Estimate 2 for 2013-14 is $156,467m. This is 9.8% lower than Estimate 2 for 2012-13. Estimate 2 is 3.4% higher then Estimate 1 for 2013-14.
• See pages 7 to 10 for further commentary on expectations data.

• The December quarter 2012 estimate for total Mining capital expenditure has been revised downwards $550m (-2.1%) in current price, original terms. The revision was due to updated information received from survey respondents. Within the total revision, equipment, plant and machinery has been revised downwards $402m (-8.4%) and buildings and structures has been revised downwards $148m (-0.7%). Revisions to seasonally adjusted estimates are due to revisions to original estimates as well as concurrent methodology for deriving seasonal factors.