DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | | Dec qtr 06 | Sep qtr 06 to Dec qtr 06 | Dec qtr 05 to Dec qtr 06 | |
| | $m | % change | % change | |
TREND ESTIMATES(a) | |
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| Value of work done | | | | |
| Building | 15 391.6 | 1.5 | 5.0 | |
| Residential | 9 403.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | |
| Non-residential | 5 979.9 | 1.6 | 9.9 | |
| Engineering | 11 036.2 | 1.2 | 8.1 | |
| Total construction | 26 436.8 | 1.4 | 6.3 | |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a) | |
| |
| Value of work done | | | | |
| Building | 15 312.0 | 0.9 | 5.8 | |
| Residential | 9 360.9 | 0.7 | 2.2 | |
| Non-residential | 5 951.1 | 1.1 | 11.9 | |
| Engineering | 11 349.4 | 9.2 | 10.7 | |
| Total construction | 26 661.4 | 4.3 | 7.8 | |
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| (a) Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2004-05. |
Value of construction work done, Volume terms - Trend estimates
| Value of building work done, Volume terms - Trend estimates
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DECEMBER KEY POINTS
VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE, VOLUME TERMS
TREND ESTIMATES
- The trend estimate for building work done rose 1.5% in the December quarter 2006. Residential building rose 1.3% and non-residential rose 1.6%.
- Engineering work done rose 1.2% in the latest quarter.
- Total construction work done rose 1.4% in the latest quarter.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of building work done rose 0.9% in the December quarter 2006, to $15,312.0m. Residential building rose 0.7% to $9,360.9m. Non-residential building rose 1.1%, to $5,951.1m.
- Engineering work done rose 9.2%, to $11,349.4m, in the December quarter 2006. Work done for the private sector rose 11.2%, to $7,005.8m. Work done for the public sector rose 6.2%, to $4,343.6m.
- Total construction work done rose 4.3%, to $26,661.4m, in the latest quarter.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| March 2007 | 30 May 2007 |
| June 2007 | 29 August 2007 |
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
This publication provides an early indication of trends in building and engineering construction activity. The data are estimates based on a response rate of approximately 80% of the value of both building and engineering work done during the quarter. More comprehensive and updated results will be released in Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) on 19 April 2007 and in Engineering Construction Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8762.0) on 18 April 2007.
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
There are no changes in this issue.
DATA NOTES
There are no notes about the data in this issue.
INQUIRIES
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