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JUNE KEY FIGURES


VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

	Jun qtr 17	Mar qtr 17 to Jun qtr 17	Jun qtr 16 to Jun qtr 17
	$m	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done	26 972.5	0.3	-0.4
New residential building	15 425.2	-1.2	-3.1
Alterations and additions to residential building	2 063.9	-0.9	-0.6
Non-residential building	9 467.8	2.8	4.0
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done	26 829.4	-0.6	-3.0
New residential building	15 360.8	-1.3	-4.5
Alterations and additions to residential building	2 062.2	0.3	-1.6
Non-residential building	9 406.4	0.3	-0.7
(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2014-15

Value of work done, Chain volume measures

Value of work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates

• The trend estimate of the value of total building work done rose 0.3% in the June 2017 quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done fell 0.6% to $26,829.4m in the June quarter, following a fall of 0.2% in the March 2017 quarter.

• The trend estimate of the value of new residential building work done fell 1.2% in the June quarter. The value of work done on new houses fell 1.3% while new other residential building fell 1.0%.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of new residential building work done fell 1.3% to $15,360.8m. Work done on new houses fell 2.6% to $8,049.4m, while new other residential building rose 0.2% to $7,311.4m.

• The trend estimate of the value of non-residential building work done rose 2.8% in the June quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of non-residential building work done in the quarter rose 0.3%, following a rise of 4.8% in the March 2017 quarter.

	Jun qtr 17	Mar qtr 17 to Jun qtr 17	Jun qtr 16 to Jun qtr 17
	no.	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES
Total dwelling units commenced	52 283	-3.0	-11.3
New private sector houses	27 019	-1.6	-7.9
New private sector other residential building	23 960	-4.6	-14.9
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
Total dwelling units commenced	52 895	1.2	-8.0
New private sector houses	27 619	3.2	-7.5
New private sector other residential building	24 154	0.3	-6.4

Dwelling units commenced

Private dwellings commenced, Trend estimates

• The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 3.0% in the June 2017 quarter following a fall of 2.8% in the March quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced rose 1.2% to 52,895 dwellings in the June quarter following a fall of 8.3% in the March quarter.

• The trend estimate for new private sector house commencements fell 1.6% in the June quarter following a fall of 2.7% in the March quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector house commencements rose 3.2% to 27,619 dwellings in the June quarter following a fall of 5.4% in the March quarter.

• The trend estimate for new private sector other residential building commencements fell 4.6% in the June quarter following a fall of 3.0% in the March quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector other residential building rose 0.3% to 24,154 dwellings in the June quarter following a fall of 11.5% in the March quarter.

• the total value of work done in Australia during the March quarter 2017 has been revised upwards by $603.2m or 2.4%.
• the total value of work commenced in Australia during the March quarter 2017 has been revised upwards by $1,639.5m or 6.2%. This was driven by a 4.4% ($749.5m) revision to total residential commencements and a 9.5% ($890.0m) revision to non-residential commencements.
• the number of dwelling unit commencements in the March quarter 2017 has been revised upwards by 1,865 dwellings or 4.0%.