MARCH KEY FIGURES

		Mar qtr 13	Dec qtr 12 to Mar qtr 13	Mar qtr 12 to Mar qtr 13
		$m	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done
	Building	20 314.5	0.6	0.5
	Residential	12 022.5	1.2	3.3
	Non-residential	8 294.6	-0.1	-3.4
	Engineering	31 242.0	-1.0	4.5
	Total construction	51 548.8	-0.4	2.9
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done
	Building	20 197.4	-1.1	-0.6
	Residential	11 912.4	-1.0	2.1
	Non-residential	8 285.0	-1.2	-4.3
	Engineering	30 856.5	-2.5	0.7
	Total construction	51 053.8	-2.0	0.2
(a) Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2010-11.

Value of construction work done, Chain Volume Measures - Tren estimates

Value of building work done, Chain Volume Measures - Trend estimates

MARCH KEY POINTS


VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION

• The trend estimate for total construction work done fell 0.4% in the March quarter 2013.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for total construction work done fell 2.0%, to $51,053.8m in the March quarter.

BUILDING WORK DONE

• The trend estimate for total building work done rose 0.6% in the March quarter.
• The trend estimate for non-residential building work done fell 0.1% in the March quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of total building work done fell 1.1%, to $20,197.4m, in the March quarter.

ENGINEERING WORK DONE

• The trend estimate for engineering work done fell 1.0% in the March quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for engineering work done fell 2.5%, to $30,856.5m, in the March quarter.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
June 2013	28 August 2013
September 2013	27 November 2013

ABOUT THIS ISSUE

This publication provides an early indication of trends in building and engineering construction activity. The data are estimates based on a response rate of approximately 85% of the value of both building and engineering work done during the quarter. More comprehensive and updated results will be released in Engineering Construction Activity, Australia (cat.no. 8762.0) on 3 July 2013 and in Building Activity, Australia (cat. no. 8752.0) on 17 July 2013.


CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.


DATA NOTES

This release includes significant revisions to estimates from the December quarter 2000 as a result of the major audit of data for the Building Approvals collection. See Building Approvals, Australia, January 2013 (cat. no. 8731.0) for more information.

The trend estimates should be interpreted with caution as the underlying behaviour of building activity may be affected by Government stimulus packages as well as other developments associated with global economic conditions. 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 24 to 26 of the explanatory notes.


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