DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | | Dec qtr 08 | Sep qtr 08 to Dec qtr 08 | Dec qtr 07 to Dec qtr 08 | |
| | $m | % change | % change | |
TREND ESTIMATES(a) | |
| |
| Value of work done | | | | |
| Building | 18 176.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 | |
| Residential | 10 522.7 | 0.2 | 3.4 | |
| Non-residential | 7 648.8 | 0.5 | 3.8 | |
| Engineering | 17 149.9 | 4.7 | 21.0 | |
| Total construction | 35 374.4 | 2.6 | 11.5 | |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a) | |
| |
| Value of work done | | | | |
| Building | 18 097.1 | - | 3.9 | |
| Residential | 10 448.4 | -1.0 | 2.9 | |
| Non-residential | 7 648.7 | 1.3 | 5.3 | |
| Engineering | 17 301.1 | 3.6 | 24.3 | |
| Total construction | 35 398.3 | 1.7 | 13.0 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| (a) Chain volume measures, reference year 2006-07. |
Value of construction work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates
| Value of building work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates
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DECEMBER KEY POINTS
VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION
- The trend estimate for total construction work done rose 2.6% in the December quarter 2008.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for total construction work done rose 1.7%, to $35,398.3m, in the December quarter, following a revised increase of 5.5% in the September quarter.
BUILDING
- The trend estimate for building work done rose 0.3% in the December quarter. Residential building work done rose 0.2% while non-residential rose 0.5%.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate of building work done was flat at $18,097.1m, in the December quarter. Residential building fell 1.0% to $10,448.4m and non-residential building rose 1.3%, to $7,648.7m.
ENGINEERING
- The trend estimate for Engineering work done rose 4.7% in the latest quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for Engineering work done rose 3.6%, to $17,301.1m, in the December quarter.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| March 2009 | 27 May 2009 |
| June 2009 | 26 August 2009 |
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
Engineering Construction Activity, Australia (cat.no.8762.0) on 6 April 2009 and in
Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) on 17 April 2009.
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
There are no changes in this issue.
DATA NOTES
There are no notes about the data.
INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or David Signorelli on Adelaide (08) 8237 7647.
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