Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia

Latest release

Quarterly statistics about actual and expected private new capex investment spend on buildings and equipment by industry

Reference period

December 2024

Released

27/02/2025

Key statistics

Total new capital expenditure fell by 0.2%
Buildings and structures rose by 0.2%
Equipment, plant and machinery fell by 0.8%
Estimate 1 for 2025-26 is $148.0b. This is 1.8% higher than Estimate 1 for 2024-25

Key data items
		Dec Qtr 24 ($m)	Sep Qtr 24 to Dec Qtr 24 (% change)	Dec Qtr 23 to Dec Qtr 24 (% change)
Seasonally adjusted(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	43961	-0.2	0.6
	Buildings and structures	23281	0.2	-1.0
	Equipment, plant and machinery	20680	-0.8	2.4
Trend(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	43904	0.1	0.4
	Buildings and structures	23180	0.2	-1.3
	Equipment, plant and machinery	20726	-0.1	1.9

In volume terms

New capital expenditure in volume terms

Total new capital expenditure

The trend estimate for total new capital expenditure rose 0.1%
The seasonally adjusted estimate for total new capital expenditure fell 0.2%

Total new capital expenditure
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend ($m)
Dec-04	23,395	22,574
Mar-05	23,017	23,483
Jun-05	24,581	24,854
Sep-05	26,767	26,731
Dec-05	29,322	28,636
Mar-06	29,559	29,719
Jun-06	30,059	29,765
Sep-06	29,481	29,354
Dec-06	28,672	29,543
Mar-07	31,956	31,726
Jun-07	33,586	32,709
Sep-07	32,688	33,406
Dec-07	34,280	33,955
Mar-08	34,928	34,909
Jun-08	35,990	36,348
Sep-08	37,925	37,910
Dec-08	39,455	38,644
Mar-09	37,860	38,050
Jun-09	37,801	36,924
Sep-09	35,240	36,467
Dec-09	37,776	36,714
Mar-10	37,332	37,028
Jun-10	36,749	37,279
Sep-10	38,039	37,972
Dec-10	39,636	39,623
Mar-11	42,340	42,269
Jun-11	44,749	45,403
Sep-11	50,488	48,780
Dec-11	50,952	52,125
Mar-12	55,294	54,806
Jun-12	56,789	56,237
Sep-12	55,836	56,127
Dec-12	55,087	54,796
Mar-13	53,260	54,011
Jun-13	53,676	53,840
Sep-13	54,732	53,572
Dec-13	52,206	52,838
Mar-14	50,808	52,087
Jun-14	51,862	52,037
Sep-14	52,394	52,006
Dec-14	51,303	50,957
Mar-15	48,426	48,698
Jun-15	46,569	46,310
Sep-15	42,735	43,866
Dec-15	43,713	42,649
Mar-16	41,178	41,079
Jun-16	38,898	39,238
Sep-16	37,623	37,820
Dec-16	37,606	37,502
Mar-17	37,823	37,782
Jun-17	38,217	38,279
Sep-17	38,872	38,807
Dec-17	39,178	39,150
Mar-18	39,412	39,264
Jun-18	38,986	39,306
Sep-18	39,500	39,366
Dec-18	39,837	39,733
Mar-19	39,389	39,407
Jun-19	38,714	38,853
Sep-19	38,437	38,374
Dec-19	37,514	37,596
Mar-20	36,919	36,330
Jun-20	34,281	34,877
Sep-20	33,767	34,450
Dec-20	35,045	35,325
Mar-21	37,139	36,843
Jun-21	38,244	37,989
Sep-21	38,336	38,599
Dec-21	38,934	38,839
Mar-22	39,043	38,962
Jun-22	39,089	39,119
Sep-22	39,369	39,542
Dec-22	40,535	40,570
Mar-23	41,804	41,895
Jun-23	43,398	42,976
Sep-23	43,359	43,605
Dec-23	43,717	43,717
Mar-24	44,316	43,990
Jun-24	43,371	43,877
Sep-24	44,066	43,845
Dec-24	43,961	43,904

Total new capital expenditure

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Trend break added to 'Total new capital expenditure' trend series for June 2020, Dec 2018, Sep 2015, Sep 2008, Mar 2007 and Jun 2003.

Buildings and structures

The trend estimate for buildings and structures rose 0.2%
The seasonally adjusted estimate for buildings and structures rose 0.2%

Buildings and structures
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend ($m)
Dec-04	9,232	9,355
Mar-05	10,139	9,997
Jun-05	10,725	11,041
Sep-05	12,493	12,173
Dec-05	13,675	13,393
Mar-06	14,101	14,459
Jun-06	15,616	14,812
Sep-06	14,535	14,620
Dec-06	13,739	14,565
Mar-07	16,835	16,455
Jun-07	17,708	17,070
Sep-07	16,621	17,440
Dec-07	17,907	17,547
Mar-08	18,088	17,709
Jun-08	17,689	18,383
Sep-08	19,526	19,861
Dec-08	22,239	21,046
Mar-09	20,856	21,137
Jun-09	20,427	20,071
Sep-09	18,482	19,129
Dec-09	19,002	18,983
Mar-10	20,010	19,654
Jun-10	20,139	20,708
Sep-10	22,478	21,630
Dec-10	22,204	22,537
Mar-11	24,092	24,350
Jun-11	26,469	27,040
Sep-11	31,744	30,334
Dec-11	32,136	33,570
Mar-12	36,630	36,095
Jun-12	38,114	37,303
Sep-12	36,582	37,059
Dec-12	35,920	35,854
Mar-13	35,040	35,486
Jun-13	35,771	36,005
Sep-13	37,297	36,455
Dec-13	36,227	36,434
Mar-14	34,474	36,038
Jun-14	36,028	35,739
Sep-14	35,204	35,172
Dec-14	34,210	33,887
Mar-15	31,550	31,958
Jun-15	30,577	30,275
Sep-15	27,568	28,438
Dec-15	28,220	27,244
Mar-16	25,522	25,398
Jun-16	22,886	23,358
Sep-16	21,795	21,984
Dec-16	21,914	21,799
Mar-17	22,257	22,136
Jun-17	22,384	22,504
Sep-17	22,816	22,688
Dec-17	22,695	22,656
Mar-18	22,301	22,361
Jun-18	22,060	21,990
Sep-18	21,491	21,731
Dec-18	22,107	21,854
Mar-19	21,520	21,501
Jun-19	20,794	21,094
Sep-19	20,981	20,668
Dec-19	20,035	20,206
Mar-20	19,803	19,526
Jun-20	18,770	18,753
Sep-20	18,122	18,263
Dec-20	18,212	18,330
Mar-21	18,908	18,915
Jun-21	19,864	19,622
Sep-21	19,980	20,162
Dec-21	20,513	20,395
Mar-22	20,529	20,383
Jun-22	20,211	20,405
Sep-22	20,593	20,689
Dec-22	21,524	21,449
Mar-23	22,247	22,372
Jun-23	23,367	23,064
Sep-23	23,277	23,460
Dec-23	23,513	23,496
Mar-24	23,550	23,310
Jun-24	22,800	23,168
Sep-24	23,225	23,123
Dec-24	23,281	23,180

Buildings and structures

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Trend break added to 'Buildings and Structures new capital expenditure' trend series for Dec 2018, Sep 2015, Sep 2008, Mar 2007 and Jun 2003.

Equipment and machinery

The trend estimate for equipment, plant and machinery fell 0.1 %
The seasonally adjusted estimate for equipment, plant and machinery fell 0.8%

Equipment and machinery
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend ($m)
Dec-04	12,916	12,192
Mar-05	12,056	12,512
Jun-05	12,938	12,956
Sep-05	13,567	13,748
Dec-05	14,870	14,496
Mar-06	14,774	14,677
Jun-06	14,196	14,496
Sep-06	14,448	14,285
Dec-06	14,314	14,420
Mar-07	14,895	15,006
Jun-07	15,653	15,397
Sep-07	15,657	15,730
Dec-07	16,069	16,108
Mar-08	16,519	16,771
Jun-08	17,664	17,455
Sep-08	17,955	17,641
Dec-08	17,147	17,406
Mar-09	16,848	16,936
Jun-09	17,160	16,881
Sep-09	16,441	17,213
Dec-09	18,279	17,448
Mar-10	17,072	17,095
Jun-10	16,417	16,437
Sep-10	15,647	16,279
Dec-10	17,293	17,002
Mar-11	18,211	17,927
Jun-11	18,328	18,581
Sep-11	18,986	18,863
Dec-11	19,044	19,016
Mar-12	19,086	19,127
Jun-12	19,110	19,314
Sep-12	19,634	19,465
Dec-12	19,510	19,305
Mar-13	18,596	18,886
Jun-13	18,277	18,218
Sep-13	17,842	17,519
Dec-13	16,400	16,817
Mar-14	16,702	16,465
Jun-14	16,257	16,701
Sep-14	17,556	17,205
Dec-14	17,431	17,413
Mar-15	17,156	17,042
Jun-15	16,302	16,278
Sep-15	15,406	15,739
Dec-15	15,753	15,635
Mar-16	15,824	15,843
Jun-16	16,108	15,985
Sep-16	15,884	15,899
Dec-16	15,737	15,754
Mar-17	15,642	15,692
Jun-17	15,846	15,816
Sep-17	16,104	16,158
Dec-17	16,523	16,532
Mar-18	17,149	16,931
Jun-18	16,929	17,329
Sep-18	18,017	17,654
Dec-18	17,750	17,885
Mar-19	17,895	17,925
Jun-19	17,929	17,790
Sep-19	17,468	17,626
Dec-19	17,492	17,341
Mar-20	17,121	17,150
Jun-20	15,541	17,208
Sep-20	15,658	17,514
Dec-20	16,837	17,938
Mar-21	18,238	18,226
Jun-21	18,367	18,341
Sep-21	18,361	18,378
Dec-21	18,428	18,449
Mar-22	18,524	18,583
Jun-22	18,870	18,712
Sep-22	18,775	18,847
Dec-22	19,005	19,116
Mar-23	19,551	19,523
Jun-23	20,044	19,891
Sep-23	20,081	20,150
Dec-23	20,204	20,346
Mar-24	20,766	20,555
Jun-24	20,571	20,697
Sep-24	20,840	20,741
Dec-24	20,680	20,726

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Trend break added to 'Equipment and machinery new capital expenditure' trend series for Mar 2007.

Mining and non-mining

The trend estimate for Mining fell 0.6%
The seasonally adjusted estimate for Mining fell 0.6%
The trend estimate for Non-mining rose 0.4%
The seasonally adjusted estimate for Non-mining fell 0.1%

Mining and non-mining
	Mining - Seasonal ($m)	Non Mining - Seasonal ($m)	Mining - Trend ($m)	Non Mining - Trend ($m)
Dec-04	4,069	18,336	4,125	17,550
Mar-05	4,317	17,816	4,417	18,170
Jun-05	5,004	18,749	5,079	18,937
Sep-05	6,288	19,787	6,178	19,839
Dec-05	7,241	21,418	7,504	20,588
Mar-06	8,720	20,519	8,468	20,855
Jun-06	9,187	20,620	8,734	20,699
Sep-06	8,030	20,973	8,566	20,447
Dec-06	8,557	19,824	8,602	20,583
Mar-07	9,113	22,409	9,088	22,221
Jun-07	9,894	23,292	9,605	22,709
Sep-07	9,734	22,589	9,861	23,156
Dec-07	10,134	23,759	10,239	23,371
Mar-08	10,868	23,777	10,930	23,697
Jun-08	12,058	23,763	11,942	24,200
Sep-08	12,724	25,012	12,984	24,778
Dec-08	13,790	25,541	13,511	25,013
Mar-09	13,552	24,238	13,147	24,760
Jun-09	11,865	25,624	12,217	24,494
Sep-09	11,281	23,711	11,493	24,693
Dec-09	11,602	25,857	11,484	24,947
Mar-10	12,189	24,929	12,188	24,630
Jun-10	12,860	23,762	13,076	24,075
Sep-10	14,503	23,515	13,839	24,051
Dec-10	14,346	25,185	14,566	24,982
Mar-11	15,856	26,429	16,294	25,959
Jun-11	18,737	26,125	19,152	26,368
Sep-11	24,002	26,829	22,668	26,401
Dec-11	25,042	26,300	26,327	26,251
Mar-12	29,739	26,154	29,568	25,834
Jun-12	32,836	24,704	31,865	25,075
Sep-12	32,127	24,431	32,637	24,236
Dec-12	32,299	23,525	31,970	23,554
Mar-13	30,838	23,114	31,458	23,260
Jun-13	31,252	23,118	31,370	23,173
Sep-13	31,787	23,658	31,006	23,259
Dec-13	29,892	22,981	30,199	23,310
Mar-14	27,575	23,822	29,044	23,676
Jun-14	28,340	24,127	27,957	24,670
Sep-14	26,819	26,116	26,898	25,656
Dec-14	25,346	26,454	25,507	25,957
Mar-15	23,943	24,952	23,569	25,587
Jun-15	21,614	25,372	21,603	25,114
Sep-15	18,918	24,149	19,832	24,407
Dec-15	19,132	24,914	18,066	24,877
Mar-16	16,003	25,389	16,073	25,225
Jun-16	13,590	25,440	14,075	25,311
Sep-16	12,697	25,023	12,695	25,219
Dec-16	12,390	25,285	12,215	25,353
Mar-17	11,949	25,918	11,996	25,828
Jun-17	11,785	26,448	11,796	26,506
Sep-17	11,692	27,197	11,630	27,190
Dec-17	11,391	27,792	11,460	27,697
Mar-18	11,258	28,158	11,184	28,080
Jun-18	10,836	28,136	10,811	28,480
Sep-18	10,334	29,133	10,378	28,955
Dec-18	10,055	29,737	10,007	29,682
Mar-19	9,772	29,568	9,910	29,453
Jun-19	10,002	28,676	10,010	28,806
Sep-19	10,387	28,028	10,180	28,165
Dec-19	10,112	27,380	10,321	27,259
Mar-20	10,468	26,447	10,378	25,951
Jun-20	10,407	23,889	10,336	24,546
Sep-20	10,237	23,544	10,254	24,205
Dec-20	10,080	24,963	10,218	25,108
Mar-21	10,468	26,667	10,350	26,485
Jun-21	10,601	27,628	10,629	27,350
Sep-21	10,909	27,424	11,001	27,595
Dec-21	11,468	27,474	11,417	27,428
Mar-22	11,704	27,354	11,655	27,316
Jun-22	11,775	27,315	11,573	27,551
Sep-22	11,157	28,213	11,437	28,107
Dec-22	11,467	29,069	11,498	29,073
Mar-23	12,015	29,793	11,847	30,048
Jun-23	12,117	31,273	12,356	30,619
Sep-23	12,857	30,502	12,670	30,933
Dec-23	12,878	30,839	12,723	30,992
Mar-24	12,304	32,013	12,560	31,430
Jun-24	12,439	30,932	12,342	31,536
Sep-24	12,201	31,865	12,223	31,622
Dec-24	12,124	31,837	12,149	31,753

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Trend break added to 'Total non-mining capital expenditure' trend series for Dec 2018, Sep 2015, Sep 2008, Mar 2007 and Jun 2003.

Financial years at current prices

Timing and composition

The graphs below show the seven estimates of actual and expected expenditure for each financial year.

The timing and composition of these estimates are as follows:

Composition of estimates
Estimate Based on data reported at:		Data on long-term expected expenditure	Data on Short-term expected expenditure	Data on actual expenditure
1	Jan-Feb, 5-6 months before period begins	12 months	Nil	Nil
2	Apr-May, 2-3 months before period begins	12 months	Nil	Nil
3	Jul-Aug, at beginning of period	6 months	6 months	Nil
4	Oct-Nov, 3-4 months into period	6 months	3 months	3 months
5	Jan-Feb, 6-7 months into period	Nil	6 months	6 months
6	Apr-May, 9-10 months into period	Nil	3 months	9 months
7	Jul-Aug, at end of period	Nil	Nil	12 months

Total capital expenditure

Estimate 5 for 2024-25 is $183.4b
This is 3.2% higher than Estimate 4 for 2024-25
Estimate 1 for 2025-26 is $148.0b
This is 1.8% higher than Estimate 1 for 2024-25

Total capital expenditure FY 20-21 to FY 25-26
	Actual ($b)	Expected ($b)
1	0	109.226
2	0	98.915
3	0	108.717
4	28.297	87.534
5	61.125	60.279
6	89.339	34.299
7	125.676	0

1	0	105.276
2	0	113.504
3	0	127.56
4	32.715	105.86
5	70.557	70.326
6	102.217	41.038
7	142.425	0

1	0	116.77
2	0	131.077
3	0	147.441
4	36.573	118.683
5	80.031	78.326
6	116.815	45.94
7	165.105	0

1	0	129.351
2	0	137.83
3	0	157.807
4	42.665	128.277
5	91.388	84.758
6	132.197	48.869
7	181.895	0

1	0	145.499
2	0	154.809
3	0	169.649
4	44.549	133.24
5	94.793	88.613
6	0	0
7	0	0

1	0	148.047
2	0	0
3	0	0
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0

Total capital expenditure FY 20-21 to FY 25-26

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Buildings and structures

Estimate 5 for 2024-25 is $106.4b
This is 2.1% higher than Estimate 4 for 2024-25
Estimate 1 for 2025-26 is $89.8b
This is 1.3% higher than Estimate 1 for 2024-25

Buildings and structures FY 20-21 to FY 25-26
	Actual ($b)	Expected ($b)
1	0	67.758
2	0	59.901
3	0	67.023
4	15.261	51.793
5	32.351	35.323
6	47.113	19.424
7	65.331	0

1	0	66.132
2	0	69.43
3	0	74.308
4	17.39	61.22
5	37.587	41.854
6	54.658	22.71
7	74.779	0

1	0	70.608
2	0	79.083
3	0	87.204
4	19.487	69.771
5	42.797	46.055
6	62.858	26.283
7	87.73	0

1	0	77.975
2	0	83.477
3	0	94.769
4	23.191	77.391
5	49.784	51.3
6	72.207	29.161
7	97.64	0

1	0	88.606
2	0	94.445
3	0	101.814
4	24.219	79.966
5	51.837	54.585
6	0	0
7	0	0

1	0	89.756
2	0	0
3	0	0
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0

Buildings and structures FY 20-21 to FY 25-26

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Equipment and machinery

Estimate 5 for 2024-25 is $77.0b
This is 4.6% higher than Estimate 4 for 2024-25
Estimate 1 for 2025-26 is $58.3b
This is 2.5% higher than Estimate 1 for 2024-25

Equipment and machinery FY 20-21 to FY 25-26
	Actual ($b)	Expected ($b)
1	0	41.468
2	0	39.014
3	0	41.694
4	13.036	35.741
5	28.774	24.955
6	42.227	14.875
7	60.344	0

1	0	39.144
2	0	44.073
3	0	53.252
4	15.325	44.64
5	32.97	28.473
6	47.559	18.328
7	67.646	0

1	0	46.162
2	0	51.993
3	0	60.238
4	17.085	48.912
5	37.234	32.271
6	53.957	19.657
7	77.375	0

1	0	51.376
2	0	54.353
3	0	63.039
4	19.475	50.887
5	41.604	33.457
6	59.989	19.708
7	84.255	0

1	0	56.893
2	0	60.364
3	0	67.834
4	20.33	53.274
5	42.955	34.028
6	0	0
7	0	0

1	0	58.292
2	0	0
3	0	0
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0

Equipment and machinery FY 20-21 to FY 25-26

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Mining

Estimate 5 for 2024-25 is $54.8b
This is 1.8% higher than Estimate 4 for 2024-25
Estimate 1 for 2025-26 is $46.7b
This is 3.8% higher than Estimate 1 for 2024-25

Mining FY 20-21 to FY 25-26
	Actual ($b)	Expected ($b)
1	0	38.457
2	0	35.741
3	0	38.254
4	8.607	28.034
5	17.986	18.264
6	26.047	9.876
7	35.461	0

1	0	36.385
2	0	37.34
3	0	39.761
4	9.398	32.789
5	20.589	22.368
6	30.212	12.332
7	41.688	0

1	0	38.528
2	0	42.215
3	0	45.469
4	10.585	36.135
5	23.133	23.869
6	33.923	13.089
7	46.757	0

1	0	41.726
2	0	42.951
3	0	47.408
4	12.901	37.81
5	27.547	24.722
6	39.04	14.589
7	52.561	0

1	0	44.977
2	0	48.226
3	0	52.992
4	12.647	41.162
5	26.921	27.832
6	0	0
7	0	0

1	0	46.664
2	0	0
3	0	0
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0

Mining FY 20-21 to FY 25-26

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Non-mining

Estimate 5 for 2024-25 is $128.7b
This is 3.8% higher than Estimate 4 for 2024-25
Estimate 1 for 2025-26 is $101.4b
This is 0.9% higher than Estimate 1 for 2024-25

Non-mining FY 20-21 to FY 25-26
	Actual ($b)	Expected ($b)
1	0	70.77
2	0	63.174
3	0	70.462
4	19.69	59.501
5	43.138	42.015
6	63.293	24.423
7	90.215	0

1	0	68.891
2	0	76.163
3	0	87.798
4	23.317	73.071
5	49.968	47.958
6	72.005	28.707
7	100.737	0

1	0	78.242
2	0	88.862
3	0	101.973
4	25.988	82.548
5	56.898	54.457
6	82.892	32.851
7	118.349	0

1	0	87.625
2	0	94.879
3	0	110.399
4	29.765	90.467
5	63.842	60.036
6	93.157	34.28
7	129.333	0

1	0	100.522
2	0	106.582
3	0	116.657
4	31.902	92.077
5	67.872	60.781
6	0	0
7	0	0

1	0	101.383
2	0	0
3	0	0
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0

Non-mining FY 20-21 to FY 25-26

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Detailed industry movements by asset type

Industry chain volume seasonally adjusted total capex percentage change
	Sep Qtr 24 to Dec Qtr 24	Dec Qtr 23 to Dec Qtr 24
	% change	% change
Mining	-0.6	-5.9
Manufacturing	-7.1	-12.1
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste	8.7	19.7
Construction	-8.4	-6.4
Wholesale Trade	3.7	-4.3
Retail Trade	3.5	1.0
Accommodation and Food Services	-3.1	-10.6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	-3.6	-1.3
Information Media and Telecommunications	6.6	35.0
Financial and Insurance Services	-5.4	6.2
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate	2.2	-10.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	4.0	35.4
Administrative and Support Services	19.0	100.5
Education and Training	-3.8	-10.9
Health Care and Social Assistance	-7.0	1.3
Arts and Recreation Services	10.0	38.0
Other Services	7.7	23.1

Industry chain volume buildings and structures percentage change
	Sep Qtr 24 to Dec Qtr 24	Dec Qtr 23 to Dec Qtr 24
	% change	% change
Mining	-1.1	-6.3
Manufacturing	-8.5	-7.6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste	8.9	19.6
Construction	-13.7	-39.2
Wholesale Trade	16.0	17.8
Retail Trade	0.0	17.5
Accommodation and Food Services	8.8	2.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	-1.2	0.7
Information Media and Telecommunications	-3.4	-3.0
Financial and Insurance Services	7.5	59.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate	8.5	-5.5
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	-4.6	52.5
Administrative and Support Services	-1.4	50.0
Education and Training	-2.2	-9.4
Health Care and Social Assistance	-7.8	-7.7
Arts and Recreation Services	-22.2	11.3
Other Services	-18.9	-6.5

Industry chain volume equipment and machinery percentage change
	Sep Qtr 24 to Dec Qtr 24	Dec Qtr 23 to Dec Qtr 24
	% change	% change
Mining	0.6	-4.7
Manufacturing	-6.4	-14.4
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste	7.4	21.0
Construction	-8.1	-3.7
Wholesale Trade	0.3	-9.7
Retail Trade	4.7	-3.3
Accommodation and Food Services	-12.0	-20.2
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	-5.1	-2.4
Information Media and Telecommunications	22.3	158.9
Financial and Insurance Services	-7.6	-0.7
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate	-7.8	-18.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	5.9	32.6
Administrative and Support Services	24.1	116.0
Education and Training	-10.0	-16.9
Health Care and Social Assistance	-6.4	11.6
Arts and Recreation Services	52.4	64.5
Other Services	17.9	34.4

State movements

State chain volume seasonally adjusted total capex percentage change
	Sep Qtr 24 to Dec Qtr 24	Dec Qtr 23 to Dec Qtr 24
	% change	% change
New South Wales	-1.6	5.3
Victoria	1.1	2.6
Queensland	-1.6	-0.4
South Australia	-6.7	-2.6
Western Australia	3.1	-3.1
Tasmania	2.0	3.9
Northern Territory	6.1	-14.0
Australian Capital Territory	-8.3	-3.0

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Table 1. Actual Expenditure, by Type of Asset and Industry, Original - Current Prices $m
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Buildings and structures

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Table 1. Actual Expenditure, by Type of Asset and Industry, Original - Current Prices $m

Table 2. Expected Expenditure Short Term, by Type of Asset and Industry, Original - Current Prices $m

Table 3. Expected Expenditure Long Term, by Type of Asset and Industry, Original - Current Prices $m

Table 4. Actual Expenditure, by Type of Asset and Industry, Seasonally Adjusted - Current Prices $m

Table 5. Actual Expenditure, by Type of Asset and Industry, Trend - Current Prices $m

Table 6. Actual Expenditure, by Type of Asset and Industry, Original - Chain Volume Measures $m

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Table 8. Actual Expenditure, by Type of Asset and Industry, Trend - Chain Volume Measures $m

Table 9. Actual Expenditure, By Type of Asset and State - Current Prices $m

Table 10. Actual Expenditure, By Type of Asset and State - Chain Volume Measures $m

Table 11. New South Wales, Actual and Expected Capital Expenditure, by Asset, by Industry, Original - Current Prices $m

Table 12. Victoria, Actual and Expected Capital Expenditure, by Asset, by Industry, Original - Current Prices $m

Table 13. Queensland, Actual and Expected Capital Expenditure, by Asset, by Industry, Original - Current Prices $m

Table 14. South Australia, Actual and Expected Capital Expenditure, by Asset, by Industry, Original - Current Prices $m

Table 15. Western Australia, Actual and Expected Capital Expenditure, by Asset, by Industry, Original - Current Prices $m

Table 16. Tasmania, Actual and Expected Capital Expenditure, by Asset, by Industry, Original - Current Prices $m

Table 17. Financial Year Estimates Combining Actual and Expected Expenditure by Type of Asset and Industry - Current Prices $m

Table 18. Realisation Ratios Comparing Actual to Expected Expenditure by Type of Asset and Industry - Current Prices $m

Table 19. Mining and Manufacturing subdivisions by Type of Asset - Current Prices $m

Table 20. Manufacturing by State, by Asset, Original - Current Prices $m

Table 21. Manufacturing Financial Year Estimates and Realisation Ratios by Type of Asset - Current Prices $m

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