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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Sep Qtr 12	Jun Qtr 12 to Sep Qtr 12	Sep Qtr 11 to Sep Qtr 12
		$m	% change	% change
Trend estimates(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	42 721	3.8	19.8
	Buildings and structures	27 158	3.9	28.6
	Equipment, plant and machinery	15 474	3.1	5.9
Seasonally adjusted(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	42 475	2.8	14.2
	Buildings and structures	26 718	1.0	20.1
	Equipment, plant and machinery	15 756	6.2	5.3
(a) In volume terms

New Capital Expenditure, in Volume Terms

• The trend volume estimate for total new capital expenditure rose 3.8% in the September quarter 2012 while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose 2.8%.
• The trend volume estimate for buildings and structures rose 3.9% in the September quarter 2012 while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose 1.0%.
• The trend volume estimate for equipment, plant and machinery rose 3.1% in the September quarter 2012 while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose 6.2%.

• This issue includes the fourth estimate (Estimate 4) for 2012-13.
• Estimate 4 for 2012-13 is $173,350m. This is 4.9% higher than Estimate 4 for 2011-12.
  Estimate 4 is 3.3% lower than Estimate 3 for 2012-13.
• See pages 7 to 10 for further commentary on expectations data.

• This publication now includes detailed Mining Industry data. Table 2A of the time series spreadsheets has been extended to incorporate these statistics.
• Each September quarter the reference and base year for chain volume estimates for the Survey of Private New Capital Expenditure are updated. A new base year, 2010-11, has been introduced into the chain volume estimates which has resulted in minor revisions to growth rates in subsequent periods. In addition, the chain volume estimates have been re-referenced to 2010-11. Additivity is preserved in the quarters of the reference year and subsequent quarters. Re-referencing affects the level of, but not the movements in, chain volume estimates.
• As happens each year, a seasonal re-analysis has been undertaken based on estimates up to and including the June quarter 2012. No significant changes have occurred this re-analysis, resulting in only minor revisions to the seasonally adjusted estimates.