SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | Sep qtr 08 | Jun qtr 08 to Sep qtr 08 | Sep qtr 07 to Sep qtr 08 | |
| $m | % change | % change | |
TREND ESTIMATES(a) | |
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| Value of Work Done | 18 033.3 | 0.9 | 4.0 | |
| New residential building | 8 874.4 | 1.2 | 3.8 | |
| Alterations and additions to residential building | 1 633.1 | 0.1 | 2.4 | |
| Non-residential building | 7 521.6 | 0.6 | 4.6 | |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a) | |
| |
| Value of Work Done | 17 878.8 | -1.2 | 0.7 | |
| New residential building | 8 843.6 | 0.2 | 2.8 | |
| Alterations and additions to residential building | 1 628.7 | -0.7 | 2.3 | |
| Non-residential building | 7 406.6 | -3.0 | -1.9 | |
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| (a) Chain volume measures, reference year 2006-07. |
Value of work done, Chain volume measures
| Value of work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates
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SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS
VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
TOTAL BUILDING
- The trend estimate of the value of total building work done rose 0.9% in the September 2008 quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted September quarter estimate of the value of total building work done fell 1.2%, to $17,878.8m, following a rise of 2.5% in the June 2008 quarter.
NEW RESIDENTIAL
- The trend estimate of the value of new residential building work rose 1.2% in the latest quarter, with new houses rising 0.5% and new other residential building rising 2.8%. Alterations and additions to residential building rose 0.1%.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of new residential work done rose 0.2%, to $8,843.6m. Work done on new houses fell 1.6% to $6,160.5m, while new other residential building rose 4.7%, to $2,683.1m. Alterations and additions fell 0.7%, to $1,628.7m.
NON-RESIDENTIAL
- The trend estimate of the value of non-residential building work done in the quarter rose 0.6% in September. This follows a rise of 0.2% in June.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of non-residential building work done in the quarter fell 3.0% in September, following a rise of 3.4% in June.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| December 2008 | 17 April 2009 |
| March 2009 | 15 July 2009 |
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in
Construction Work Done, Australia (cat. no. 8755.0) on 26 November 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 September quarter 2008 will be released in
Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) on 17 April 2009.
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
A new base year, 2006-07, 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 2006-07. 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.
INQUIRIES
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