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DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Dec qtr 09	Sep qtr 09 to Dec qtr 09	Dec qtr 08 to Dec qtr 09
		$m	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done
	For the private sector	12 485.8	0.2	7.3
	For the public sector(b)	7 995.7	2.3	18.2
	Total engineering construction	20 502.2	1.1	11.5
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done
	For the private sector	12 152.4	-2.7	-0.7
	For the public sector(b)	7 724.1	-6.1	10.9
	Total engineering construction	19 876.4	-4.1	3.5
(a) Chain volume measures, reference year 2007-08.
(b) Includes work done by the private sector for the public sector and work done by the public sector.

Value of work done, Chain volume measures

Value of work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates

• The trend estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose by 1.1% in the December 2009 quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done fell 4.1%, to $19,876.4m, in the December quarter.

• The trend estimate for the value of work done for the private sector rose by 0.2% in the December quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector fell 2.7% in the December quarter to $12,152.4m.

• The trend estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose by 2.3% in the December quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the public sector fell 6.1%, to $7,724.1m, in the December quarter.

• The value of work commenced in the December quarter was $59,370.9m, a rise of 259.1% from the September 2009 quarter.

• The September quarter work done estimates have been revised downward by $158.2m. These revisions occurred predominantly in work for the private sector.