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MARCH KEY FIGURES

		Mar qtr 08	Dec qtr 07 to Mar qtr 08	Mar qtr 07 to Mar qtr 08
		$m	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done
	For the private sector	8 628.9	2.2	6.2
	For the public sector(b)	4 894.5	6.0	23.4
	Total engineering construction	13 546.2	3.7	11.8
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done
	For the private sector	8 893.7	8.2	10.3
	For the public sector(b)	4 918.3	5.4	15.3
	Total engineering construction	13 811.9	7.2	12.0
(a) Chain volume measures, reference year 2005-06.
(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 3.7% in the March 2008 quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose 7.2%, to $13,811.9m, in the March quarter.

• The trend estimate for the value of work done for the private sector rose by 2.2% in the March quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector rose 8.2% in the March quarter to $8,893.7m.

• The trend estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose by 6.0% in the March quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose 5.4%, to $4,918.3m, in the March quarter.

• The value of work commenced in the March quarter was $17,772.7m, a rise of 16.0% from the December 2007 quarter.