MARCH KEY FIGURES
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Mar qtr 08 | Dec qtr 07 to Mar qtr 08 | Mar qtr 07 to Mar qtr 08 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | $m | % change | % change | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
TREND ESTIMATES(a) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Value of Work Done | 16 643.0 | - | 1.0 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
New residential building | 8 210.5 | -0.1 | -1.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Alterations and additions to residential building | 1 588.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Non-residential building | 6 839.1 | -0.2 | 3.8 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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Value of Work Done | 16 483.5 | -1.0 | -1.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
New residential building | 8 190.8 | -0.3 | -3.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Alterations and additions to residential building | 1 577.5 | -1.1 | 1.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Non-residential building | 6 715.2 | -1.9 | 0.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
(a) Chain volume measures, reference year 2005-06. |
Value of work done, Chain volume measures
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| Value of work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates
![Graph: Value of work done, Chain volume measures—Trend estimates](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/98b72065554bd2baca2574de000d5574/Body/0.2682!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
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MARCH KEY POINTS
VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
TOTAL BUILDING
- The trend estimate of the value of total building work done was flat for the March 2008 quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted March quarter estimate of the value of total building work done fell 1.0%, to $16,483.5m, on the revised December 2007 quarter estimate.
NEW RESIDENTIAL
- The trend estimate of the value of new residential building work fell 0.1% in the latest quarter, with new houses rising 0.2% and new other residential building falling 0.9%. Alterations and additions to residential building rose 0.7%.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of new residential work done fell 0.3%, to $8,190.8m. Work done on new houses was flat at $5,813.0m, while new other residential building fell 1.0%, to $2,377.8m. Alterations and additions fell 1.1%, to $1,577.5m.
NON-RESIDENTIAL
- The trend estimate of the value of non-residential building work done in the quarter fell 0.2% on the revised December quarter estimate.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of non-residential building work done in the quarter fell 1.9%, to $6,715.2m, on the revised December quarter estimate.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
June 2008 | 13 October 2008 |
September 2008 | 21 January 2009 |
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in
Construction Work Done, Australia (cat. no. 8755.0) on 28 May 2008. The data in this publication are based on a response rate of approximately 96% of the value of building work done during the quarter. The data are subject to revision when returns from the following quarter are processed. Final data for the March quarter 2008 will be released in
Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) on 13 October 2008.
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
There are no changes in this issue.
INQUIRIES
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