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SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Sep qtr 04	Jun qtr 04 to Sep qtr 04	Sep qtr 03 to Sep qtr 04
		$m	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES VOLUME TERMS(a)
Value of work done
	For the private sector	3,762.1	-2.6	1.0
	For the public sector(b)	3,104.0	3.5	14.3
	Total engineering construction	6,893.6	0.5	7.0
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED VOLUME TERMS(a)
Value of work done
	For the private sector	3,719.6	-3.1	3.1
	For the public sector(b)	3,188.8	7.3	19.3
	Total engineering construction	6,908.4	1.4	10.0
(a) Chain volume measures, reference year 2002-03.
(b) Includes work done by the private sector for the public sector and work done by the public sector.

Value of work done, Total engineering - Volume terms

Value of work done, Volume terms - Trend estimates

SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS


VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE, VOLUME TERMS

Trend estimates

• The trend estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose 0.5% in the September 2004 quarter. This is the fourteenth consecutive quarterly rise.
• The trend estimate for the value of work done for the private sector fell 2.6% in the September 2004 quarter, the second consecutive fall after a period of growth since the September quarter 2001. Work done for the public sector rose 3.5% in the September quarter.

• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done in the September 2004 quarter rose 1.4% to a record level of $6,908.4m.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector fell 3.1%, to $3,719.6m, in the September 2004 quarter. The value of work done for the public sector rose 7.3%, to $3,188.8m.

• Following the record high of $7,228.2m recorded in the June quarter 2004, the value of work done fell 5.8% in the September 2004 quarter, to $6,810.4m.
• The value of work done for the private sector rose 0.7%, to $3,889.0m, in the September quarter 2004. Work done for the public sector fell 13.2%, to $2,921.4m, following a 26.2% rise in the June 2004 quarter.

SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS THIS QUARTER

Compared with the estimates in original terms published in the previous issue of this publication:

• The March quarter 2004 estimates have been revised upwards by $1.5m for work commenced and $1.4m for work done.
• The June quarter 2004 estimates have been revised upwards by $98.6m for work commenced, $90.7m for work done and revised downward $33.1m for work yet to be done. The revised estimates for work commenced and work done were predominately due to revisions in 'other minerals' and 'other heavy industry'.

INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Andrew Stidston on Adelaide 08 8237 7668.



VALUE OF WORK DONE, STATES AND TERRITORIES


CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES - TREND ESTIMATES

NEW SOUTH WALES

VICTORIA

QUEENSLAND

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

TASMANIA

NORTHERN TERRITORY

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY