8762.0 - Engineering Construction Activity, Australia, Jun 2009 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 01/10/2009   
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JUNE KEY FIGURES

Jun qtr 09
Mar qtr 09 to Jun qtr 09
Jun qtr 08 to Jun qtr 09
$m
% change
% change

TREND ESTIMATES(a)

Value of work done
For the private sector
11 346.2
2.6
16.3
For the public sector(b)
6 731.4
1.5
14.5
Total engineering construction
18 088.5
2.2
15.7

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a)

Value of work done
For the private sector
11 754.5
12.8
25.5
For the public sector(b)
6 801.0
4.0
24.9
Total engineering construction
18 555.5
9.4
25.3

(a) Chain volume measures, reference year 2006-07.
(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
Graph: Value of work done, Chain volume measures

Value of work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates
Graph: Value of work done Volume terms Trend estimates




JUNE KEY POINTS


VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

TOTAL
  • The trend estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose by 2.2% in the June 2009 quarter.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose 9.4%, to $18,555.5m, in the June quarter.


PRIVATE SECTOR
  • The trend estimate for the value of work done for the private sector rose by 2.6% in the June quarter.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector rose 12.8% in the June quarter to $11,754.5m.


PUBLIC SECTOR
  • The trend estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose by 1.5% in the June quarter.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the public sector increased by 4.0%, to $6,801.0m, in the June quarter.


VALUE OF WORK COMMENCED
  • The value of work commenced in the June quarter was $18,916.1m, a rise of 32.5% from the March 2009 quarter.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER) Release Date
September 2009 14 January 2010
December 2009 8 April 2010



ABOUT THIS ISSUE

This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in Construction Work Done, Australia (cat. no. 8755.0) on 26 August 2009.


CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.


SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS THIS QUARTER

Compared with the current price estimates in original terms published in the previous issue of this publication:
  • The March quarter work done estimates have been revised downwards by $264.9m. These revisions occurred predominantly in 'Roads, highways and subdivisions'.


INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Willie Hynd on Adelaide (08) 8237 7646.