MARCH KEY FIGURES
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Mar qtr 11 | Dec qtr 10 to Mar qtr 11 | Mar qtr 10 to Mar qtr 11 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | $m | % change | % change |
TREND ESTIMATES(a) |
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Value of work done | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | For the private sector | 13 932.0 | 3.4 | 16.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | For the public sector(b) | 8 034.2 | 5.0 | 8.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Total engineering construction | 21 930.9 | 3.8 | 13.4 |
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a) |
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Value of work done | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | For the private sector | 13 903.2 | 1.4 | 16.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | For the public sector(b) | 8 307.4 | 9.3 | 11.9 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Total engineering construction | 22 210.6 | 4.2 | 14.8 |
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(a) Chain volume measures, reference year 2008-09. |
(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](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/8189232a87437d7bca25791f000ffd4a/Body/0.1EB6!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
| Value of work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates
![Graph: Value of work done Volume terms Trend estimates](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/8189232a87437d7bca25791f000ffd4a/Body/0.29BA!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
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MARCH KEY POINTS
VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
TOTAL
- The trend estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose 3.8% in the March 2011 quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose 4.2% in the March quarter, to $22,210.6m.
PRIVATE SECTOR
- The trend estimate for the value of work done for the private sector rose 3.4% in the March quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector rose 1.4% in the March quarter, to $13,903.2m.
PUBLIC SECTOR
- The trend estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose 5.0% in the March quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose 9.3% in the March quarter, to $8,307.4m.
VALUE OF WORK COMMENCED, CURRENT PRICES
- The value of work commenced in the March quarter was $18,882.4m, a decrease of 34.5% from the December quarter.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
June 2011 | 5 October 2011 |
September 2011 | 19 January 2012 |
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in
Construction Work Done, Australia (cat. no. 8755.0) on 25 May 2011.
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
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 December quarter work done estimates have been revised down by $470.1m. These revisions occurred predominantly in the Oil, gas, coal and other minerals commodity.
DATA NOTE
Widespread flooding in the eastern states, particularly Queensland, and other natural disasters have not adversely affected the quality of estimates in this release. However, these events may have had an impact on the level of engineering construction activity in the March quarter of 2011.
INQUIRIES
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