SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Sep qtr 15	Jun qtr 15 to Sep qtr 15	Sep qtr 14 to Sep qtr 15
		$m	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done
	Building	24 282.5	0.5	5.8
	Residential	15 585.7	1.3	10.6
	Non-residential	8 700.6	-0.9	-1.8
	Engineering	25 400.7	-1.7	-9.7
	Total construction	49 648.3	-0.7	-2.8
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done
	Building	24 156.3	0.6	6.4
	Residential	15 523.3	2.0	12.4
	Non-residential	8 633.1	-1.9	-3.0
	Engineering	24 884.4	-7.3	-11.7
	Total construction	49 040.7	-3.6	-3.7
(a) Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2013-14.

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

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

SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS


VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION

• The trend estimate for total construction work done fell 0.7% in the September quarter 2015.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total construction work done fell 3.6% to $49,040.7m in the September quarter.

BUILDING WORK DONE

• The trend estimate for total building work done rose 0.5% in the September quarter.
• The trend estimate for non-residential building work done fell 0.9%, while residential building work rose 1.3%.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of total building work done rose 0.6% to $24,156.3m in the September quarter.

ENGINEERING WORK DONE

• The trend estimate for engineering work done fell 1.7% in the September quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for engineering work done fell 7.3% to $24,884.4m in the September quarter.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
December 2015	24 February 2016
March 2016	25 May 2016
June 2016	24 August 2016
September 2016	23 November 2016

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 13 January 2016 and in Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) on 20 January 2016.


CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

A new base year, 2013-14, has been introduced in the chain volume estimates resulting in revisions to growth rates in subsequent periods. In addition, the chain volume estimates have been re-referenced to 2013-14, preserving additivity in the quarters after the reference year. Re-referencing affects the levels of, but not the movements in, chain volume estimates. For further information, see the explanatory notes.


DATA NOTES

Trend estimates for quarterly work done on Engineering and Total Construction in the Northern Territory have been reinstated for the period September 2014 to June 2015 in this release. The ABS has reviewed the estimates for this period and a trend break has been inserted in the September 2014 quarter.

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.


INQUIRIES

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