ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION
The value of engineering work done in the ACT for 2005-06 was $269.6m. Telecommunications made up 41% ($110.7m) of the value of work done, followed by Roads, highways and subdivisions, which made up 21% ($57.0m).
The largest increase in the value of work done between 2004-05 and 2005-06 was recorded in Telecommunications (up $32.4m, or 41.1%), followed by Bridges, railways and harbours (up $11.6m, or 773.3%). The largest decrease over the same period was in Water storage and supply, sewerage and drainage (down $21.9m, or 45.9%).
12.8 Value of work, ACT |
| |
| | Roads,
highways and subdivisions | Bridges,
railways and harbours | Electricity
generation,
transmission
etc. and
pipelines | Water storage
and supply,
sewerage
and drainage | Telecomm-
unications | Heavy
industry | Recreation
and other | Total | |
| | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | |
| |
Work commenced | | | | | | | | | |
| 2003-04 | 96.9 | 0.3 | 28.9 | 59.1 | 62.0 | 0.8 | 19.3 | 267.4 | |
| 2004-05 | 56.3 | 3.5 | 40.7 | 37.8 | 77.9 | 0.2 | 18.4 | 234.8 | |
| 2005-06 | 124.4 | 14.5 | 41.3 | 25.4 | 112.2 | 1.5 | 25.6 | 344.9 | |
Work done | | | | | | | | | |
| 2003-04 | 85.0 | 0.4 | 29.0 | 48.9 | 62.4 | 0.5 | 18.7 | 244.9 | |
| 2004-05 | 63.5 | 1.5 | 38.8 | 47.7 | 78.3 | 0.2 | 17.3 | 247.3 | |
| 2005-06 | 57.0 | 13.1 | 38.8 | 25.8 | 110.7 | 1.2 | 23.0 | 269.6 | |
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Engineering Construction Activity, Australia, December quarter 2006, (cat. no. 8762.0). |