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PRIVATE NEW CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES, Western Australia
	Sep qtr 2010	Jun qtr 2010 to Sep qtr 2010	Sep qtr 2009 to Sep qtr 2010
	$m	% change	% change
Trend estimates(a)
Total new capital expenditure	8 849	5.5	13.0
Buildings & structures	6 690	8.8	26.8
Equipment, plant & machinery	2 115	-5.6	-17.6
Seasonally adjusted estimates(a)
Total new capital expenditure	9 089	10.4	19.9
Buildings & structures	6 928	13.6	35.6
Equipment, plant & machinery	2 162	1.3	-12.7
(a) In chain volume measures
Source: Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia (cat. no. 5625.0).

• In September quarter 2010, total new capital expenditure in WA was 13% higher in trend terms, and 20% higher in seasonally adjusted terms, than in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. The increase was due to a large rise in new capital expenditure on Building and Structures, partially offset by a decrease in expenditure on Equipment, plant and machinery.

• After decreasing for four quarters, private new capital expenditure turned around in the June quarter 2010 and then reached a new high of $8.8 billion (trend) in the September quarter 2010.

PRIVATE NEW CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, by Industry - Current Prices, Western Australia
	Sep qtr 2010	Jun qtr 2010 to Sep qtr 2010	Sep qtr 2009 to Sep qtr 2010
Original	$m	% change	% change
Mining	6 445	5.5	26.4
Manufacturing	^730	1.1	78.5
Total(a)	8 465	0.8	19.7
^estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution. (a) Includes other industries Source: Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia (cat. no. 5625.0).

• In the September quarter 2010, new capital expenditure on mining increased by 5.5% to $6.4 billion (original data), the largest quarterly expenditure since December 2008 ($6.7 billion).
• While the estimates for manufacturing should be treated with caution due to high standard errors, the original data suggest a considerable increase in capital expenditure on manufacturing over the year to September 2010.