MARCH KEY FIGURES
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Mar Qtr 17 | Dec Qtr 16 to Mar Qtr 17 | Mar Qtr 16 to Mar Qtr 17 |
![](/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 | 12 214.6 | -1.2 | -22.2 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | For the public sector(b) | 7 728.1 | 2.5 | 10.0 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Total engineering construction | 19 957.2 | 0.3 | -12.2 |
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 | 12 518.9 | 3.0 | -22.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | For the public sector(b) | 7 774.3 | 2.5 | 10.2 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Total engineering construction | 20 293.2 | 2.8 | -12.5 |
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(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2014-15. |
(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
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| Value of work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates
![Graph: Value of work done Chain Volume Measures, Trend estimates](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/d4b15c51dc3216a3ca2581a70015a3ce/Body/0.2824!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 0.3% in the March 2017 quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose 2.8% in the March quarter to $20,293.2m.
PRIVATE SECTOR
- The trend estimate for the value of work done for the private sector fell 1.2% in the March quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector rose 3.0% in the March quarter to $12,518.9m.
PUBLIC SECTOR
- The trend estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose 2.5% in the March quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose 2.5% in the March quarter to $7,774.3m.
VALUE OF WORK COMMENCED, CURRENT PRICES
- The value of work commenced in the March quarter was $14,026.2m in original terms, a decrease of 25.1% from the December quarter.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
June 2017 | 27 September 2017 |
September 2017 | 17 January 2018 |
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
This publication updates the preliminary estimates released in
Construction Work Done, Australia (cat. no. 8755.0) on 24 May 2017.
DATA NOTE
This release includes revisions to Engineering Construction data back to June 2013.
Several time series spreadsheets for recent quarters contain 'np' (not available for publication) annotations. This is due to confidential data being contained in these series.
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 22 to 24 of the explanatory notes.
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