JUNE KEY FIGURES

		Jun qtr 14	Mar qtr 14 to Jun qtr 14	Jun qtr 13 to Jun qtr 14
		$m	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done
	Building	22 156.4	2.0	6.5
	Residential	13 379.1	3.6	9.9
	Non-residential	8 778.2	-0.2	1.6
	Engineering	29 839.4	-3.1	-6.5
	Total construction	51 933.8	-1.1	-1.5
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done
	Building	22 200.2	1.5	6.8
	Residential	13 395.5	2.2	9.6
	Non-residential	8 804.7	0.5	2.9
	Engineering	29 725.9	-3.1	-5.6
	Total construction	51 926.0	-1.2	-0.6
(a) Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2011-12.

Value of construction work done, Chain Volume Measures - Trend estimates

Value of building work done, Chain Volume Measures - Trend estimates

JUNE KEY POINTS


VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION

• The trend estimate for total construction work done fell 1.1% in the June quarter 2014.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total construction work done fell 1.2% to $51,926.0m in the June quarter.

BUILDING WORK DONE

• The trend estimate for total building work done rose 2.0% in the June quarter.
• The trend estimate for non-residential building work done fell 0.2%, while residential building work rose 3.6%.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of total building work done rose 1.5% to $22,200.2m in the June quarter.

ENGINEERING WORK DONE

• The trend estimate for engineering work done fell 3.1% in the June quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for engineering work done fell 3.1% to $29,725.9m in the June quarter.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
September 2014	26 November 2014
December 2014	25 February 2015
March 2015	27 May 2015
June 2015	26 August 2015

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 85% 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 1 October 2014 and in Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) on 15 October 2014.


DATA NOTES

This release includes revisions to the Engineering Construction Survey. Engineering Construction data was revised back to September 2012.

Trend estimates should be used with caution due to the volatility caused by large engineering projects. For more details on trend estimates, please see paragraphs 24 to 26 of the explanatory notes.


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