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Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia

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

Reference period

December 2023

Released

29/02/2024

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Key statistics

Total new capital expenditure rose by 0.8%
Buildings and structures rose by 1.5%
Equipment, plant and machinery fell by 0.1%
Estimate 1 for 2024-25 is $145.6b. This is 12.6% higher than Estimate 1 for 2023-24

Key data items
		Dec Qtr 23 ($m)	Sep Qtr 23 to Dec Qtr 23 (% change)	Dec Qtr 22 to Dec Qtr 23 (% change)
Seasonally adjusted(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	40061	0.8	7.9
	Buildings and structures	21712	1.5	9.3
	Equipment, plant and machinery	18349	-0.1	6.4
Trend(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	40187	0.9	8.2
	Buildings and structures	21739	1.2	10.2
	Equipment, plant and machinery	18424	0.4	5.8

In volume terms

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia December 2023

New capital expenditure in seasonally adjusted volume terms

Total new capital expenditure

The trend estimate for total new capital expenditure rose 0.9%
The seasonally adjusted estimate for total new capital expenditure rose 0.8%

Total new capital expenditure
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend ($m)
Dec-03	18,790	18,657
Mar-04	18,255	18,778
Jun-04	19,115	19,128
Sep-04	19,544	19,885
Dec-04	21,441	20,704
Mar-05	21,139	21,543
Jun-05	22,530	22,795
Sep-05	24,557	24,515
Dec-05	26,872	26,264
Mar-06	27,149	27,262
Jun-06	27,541	27,304
Sep-06	27,047	26,916
Dec-06	26,268	27,049
Mar-07	29,342	29,140
Jun-07	30,781	29,998
Sep-07	29,995	30,626
Dec-07	31,407	31,137
Mar-08	32,059	32,015
Jun-08	32,986	33,321
Sep-08	34,797	34,777
Dec-08	36,156	35,435
Mar-09	34,743	34,893
Jun-09	34,648	33,861
Sep-09	32,334	33,439
Dec-09	34,611	33,664
Mar-10	34,258	33,959
Jun-10	33,691	34,187
Sep-10	34,897	34,822
Dec-10	36,318	36,332
Mar-11	38,855	38,765
Jun-11	41,023	41,636
Sep-11	46,313	44,731
Dec-11	46,690	47,796
Mar-12	50,741	50,262
Jun-12	52,060	51,571
Sep-12	51,215	51,468
Dec-12	50,486	50,247
Mar-13	48,877	49,533
Jun-13	49,201	49,370
Sep-13	50,195	49,123
Dec-13	47,847	48,451
Mar-14	46,634	47,769
Jun-14	47,532	47,716
Sep-14	48,050	47,686
Dec-14	47,024	46,732
Mar-15	44,452	44,663
Jun-15	42,674	42,438
Sep-15	39,192	40,247
Dec-15	40,065	39,111
Mar-16	37,814	37,672
Jun-16	35,628	35,977
Sep-16	34,506	34,678
Dec-16	34,473	34,390
Mar-17	34,726	34,650
Jun-17	34,999	35,098
Sep-17	35,648	35,573
Dec-17	35,928	35,883
Mar-18	36,091	35,994
Jun-18	35,774	36,044
Sep-18	36,226	36,107
Dec-18	36,547	36,429
Mar-19	36,061	36,117
Jun-19	35,509	35,620
Sep-19	35,250	35,189
Dec-19	34,421	34,467
Mar-20	33,811	33,321
Jun-20	31,426	31,994
Sep-20	30,967	31,651
Dec-20	32,166	32,442
Mar-21	34,032	33,779
Jun-21	35,027	34,807
Sep-21	35,158	35,393
Dec-21	35,723	35,620
Mar-22	35,796	35,705
Jun-22	35,749	35,806
Sep-22	36,029	36,194
Dec-22	37,112	37,146
Mar-23	38,344	38,356
Jun-23	39,623	39,273
Sep-23	39,749	39,835
Dec-23	40,061	40,187

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 1.2%
The seasonally adjusted estimate for buildings and structures rose 1.5%

Buildings and structures
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend ($m)
Dec-03	7,670	7,626
Mar-04	7,542	7,852
Jun-04	8,272	8,045
Sep-04	8,259	8,306
Dec-04	8,515	8,626
Mar-05	9,351	9,218
Jun-05	9,885	10,178
Sep-05	11,515	11,223
Dec-05	12,611	12,349
Mar-06	13,008	13,329
Jun-06	14,380	13,650
Sep-06	13,396	13,473
Dec-06	12,667	13,424
Mar-07	15,520	15,167
Jun-07	16,313	15,731
Sep-07	15,318	16,071
Dec-07	16,505	16,172
Mar-08	16,671	16,320
Jun-08	16,296	16,940
Sep-08	17,995	18,302
Dec-08	20,498	19,396
Mar-09	19,218	19,479
Jun-09	18,823	18,496
Sep-09	17,033	17,628
Dec-09	17,514	17,494
Mar-10	18,438	18,112
Jun-10	18,559	19,084
Sep-10	20,717	19,935
Dec-10	20,465	20,769
Mar-11	22,196	22,438
Jun-11	24,392	24,918
Sep-11	29,258	27,955
Dec-11	29,615	30,937
Mar-12	33,753	33,261
Jun-12	35,120	34,374
Sep-12	33,715	34,151
Dec-12	33,101	33,041
Mar-13	32,290	32,701
Jun-13	32,959	33,178
Sep-13	34,372	33,592
Dec-13	33,380	33,573
Mar-14	31,771	33,208
Jun-14	33,195	32,933
Sep-14	32,443	32,410
Dec-14	31,523	31,227
Mar-15	29,076	29,449
Jun-15	28,173	27,896
Sep-15	25,404	26,204
Dec-15	25,998	25,104
Mar-16	23,524	23,404
Jun-16	21,087	21,524
Sep-16	20,083	20,257
Dec-16	20,189	20,085
Mar-17	20,511	20,397
Jun-17	20,622	20,735
Sep-17	21,024	20,905
Dec-17	20,909	20,873
Mar-18	20,547	20,599
Jun-18	20,315	20,257
Sep-18	19,803	20,022
Dec-18	20,373	20,136
Mar-19	19,827	19,804
Jun-19	19,136	19,425
Sep-19	19,330	19,042
Dec-19	18,472	18,622
Mar-20	18,254	17,986
Jun-20	17,256	17,266
Sep-20	16,692	16,828
Dec-20	16,816	16,899
Mar-21	17,432	17,421
Jun-21	18,236	18,057
Sep-21	18,397	18,573
Dec-21	18,958	18,802
Mar-22	18,907	18,761
Jun-22	18,518	18,748
Sep-22	18,915	19,020
Dec-22	19,867	19,730
Mar-23	20,435	20,545
Jun-23	21,363	21,110
Sep-23	21,384	21,483
Dec-23	21,712	21,739

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 rose 0.4%
The seasonally adjusted estimate for equipment, plant and machinery fell -0.1%

Equipment and machinery
	Seasonally adjusted ($m)	Trend ($m)
Dec-03	10,196	10,128
Mar-04	9,798	10,093
Jun-04	10,102	10,255
Sep-04	10,432	10,679
Dec-04	11,778	11,118
Mar-05	10,994	11,410
Jun-05	11,798	11,815
Sep-05	12,372	12,537
Dec-05	13,559	13,219
Mar-06	13,473	13,384
Jun-06	12,945	13,219
Sep-06	13,175	13,026
Dec-06	13,053	13,149
Mar-07	13,583	13,684
Jun-07	14,274	14,041
Sep-07	14,278	14,344
Dec-07	14,653	14,688
Mar-08	15,063	15,293
Jun-08	16,108	15,917
Sep-08	16,374	16,086
Dec-08	15,636	15,873
Mar-09	15,364	15,444
Jun-09	15,648	15,393
Sep-09	14,993	15,696
Dec-09	16,669	15,911
Mar-10	15,568	15,589
Jun-10	14,971	14,989
Sep-10	14,269	14,845
Dec-10	15,769	15,504
Mar-11	16,607	16,348
Jun-11	16,713	16,944
Sep-11	17,314	17,201
Dec-11	17,366	17,340
Mar-12	17,404	17,442
Jun-12	17,427	17,612
Sep-12	17,904	17,750
Dec-12	17,791	17,604
Mar-13	16,958	17,222
Jun-13	16,667	16,613
Sep-13	16,270	15,975
Dec-13	14,955	15,336
Mar-14	15,231	15,014
Jun-14	14,825	15,229
Sep-14	16,009	15,690
Dec-14	15,895	15,879
Mar-15	15,644	15,540
Jun-15	14,866	14,844
Sep-15	14,049	14,352
Dec-15	14,365	14,258
Mar-16	14,430	14,447
Jun-16	14,689	14,576
Sep-16	14,484	14,498
Dec-16	14,350	14,366
Mar-17	14,264	14,309
Jun-17	14,450	14,423
Sep-17	14,684	14,735
Dec-17	15,067	15,075
Mar-18	15,639	15,440
Jun-18	15,438	15,802
Sep-18	16,428	16,098
Dec-18	16,186	16,309
Mar-19	16,320	16,346
Jun-19	16,351	16,222
Sep-19	15,924	16,071
Dec-19	15,950	15,813
Mar-20	15,615	15,640
Jun-20	14,175	15,691
Sep-20	14,272	15,967
Dec-20	15,344	16,356
Mar-21	16,649	16,626
Jun-21	16,748	16,726
Sep-21	16,747	16,755
Dec-21	16,769	16,822
Mar-22	16,936	16,955
Jun-22	17,194	17,057
Sep-22	17,114	17,165
Dec-22	17,245	17,411
Mar-23	17,910	17,814
Jun-23	18,260	18,167
Sep-23	18,365	18,354
Dec-23	18,349	18,424

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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 rose 2.8%
The seasonally adjusted estimate for Mining rose 1.1%
The trend estimate for Non-mining rose 0.1%
The seasonally adjusted estimate for Non-mining rose 0.6%

Mining and non-mining
	Mining - Seasonal ($m)	Non Mining - Seasonal ($m)	Mining - Trend ($m)	Non Mining - Trend ($m)
Dec-03	4,006	14,237	3,865	14,211
Mar-04	3,659	13,981	3,731	14,406
Jun-04	3,500	14,866	3,662	14,769
Sep-04	3,917	14,967	3,675	15,449
Dec-04	3,704	16,854	3,754	16,145
Mar-05	3,929	16,416	4,020	16,720
Jun-05	4,554	17,234	4,622	17,421
Sep-05	5,723	18,211	5,622	18,250
Dec-05	6,590	19,684	6,829	18,941
Mar-06	7,935	18,913	7,705	19,191
Jun-06	8,360	18,944	7,947	19,047
Sep-06	7,307	19,303	7,794	18,806
Dec-06	7,786	18,211	7,827	18,893
Mar-07	8,292	20,648	8,269	20,484
Jun-07	9,002	21,408	8,740	20,892
Sep-07	8,856	20,796	8,972	21,293
Dec-07	9,220	21,828	9,315	21,497
Mar-08	9,888	21,899	9,944	21,801
Jun-08	10,971	21,842	10,865	22,248
Sep-08	11,577	23,026	11,813	22,806
Dec-08	12,547	23,469	12,293	23,006
Mar-09	12,330	22,320	11,961	22,776
Jun-09	10,795	23,555	11,116	22,531
Sep-09	10,264	21,827	10,457	22,713
Dec-09	10,556	23,755	10,449	22,943
Mar-10	11,090	22,954	11,090	22,659
Jun-10	11,701	21,849	11,897	22,147
Sep-10	13,195	21,644	12,591	22,124
Dec-10	13,052	23,138	13,252	22,977
Mar-11	14,426	24,338	14,825	23,882
Jun-11	17,047	24,019	17,425	24,255
Sep-11	21,837	24,693	20,624	24,283
Dec-11	22,783	24,159	23,953	24,144
Mar-12	27,057	24,092	26,901	23,767
Jun-12	29,874	22,708	28,991	23,066
Sep-12	29,229	22,485	29,694	22,293
Dec-12	29,386	21,610	29,086	21,664
Mar-13	28,056	21,299	28,621	21,400
Jun-13	28,432	21,246	28,540	21,314
Sep-13	28,919	21,769	28,209	21,391
Dec-13	27,195	21,113	27,475	21,441
Mar-14	25,087	21,956	26,423	21,785
Jun-14	25,782	22,169	25,434	22,691
Sep-14	24,399	24,029	24,471	23,597
Dec-14	23,061	24,312	23,206	23,880
Mar-15	21,783	22,996	21,443	23,543
Jun-15	19,663	23,310	19,654	23,078
Sep-15	17,211	22,218	18,043	22,467
Dec-15	17,408	22,897	16,436	22,885
Mar-16	14,559	23,408	14,623	23,207
Jun-16	12,363	23,362	12,804	23,279
Sep-16	11,550	23,024	11,549	23,195
Dec-16	11,274	23,245	11,112	23,322
Mar-17	10,870	23,884	10,912	23,763
Jun-17	10,719	24,286	10,729	24,380
Sep-17	10,635	25,023	10,579	25,000
Dec-17	10,365	25,564	10,425	25,462
Mar-18	10,239	25,855	10,173	25,820
Jun-18	9,854	25,909	9,833	26,201
Sep-18	9,399	26,805	9,440	26,646
Dec-18	9,151	27,368	9,102	27,298
Mar-19	8,885	27,146	9,012	27,077
Jun-19	9,095	26,390	9,104	26,492
Sep-19	9,447	25,789	9,260	25,910
Dec-19	9,207	25,198	9,389	25,067
Mar-20	9,512	24,295	9,436	23,880
Jun-20	9,465	21,968	9,400	22,596
Sep-20	9,307	21,665	9,328	22,326
Dec-20	9,189	22,973	9,295	23,145
Mar-21	9,495	24,533	9,408	24,364
Jun-21	9,647	25,369	9,668	25,132
Sep-21	9,916	25,238	10,009	25,380
Dec-21	10,467	25,258	10,384	25,237
Mar-22	10,586	25,217	10,586	25,121
Jun-22	10,719	25,024	10,516	25,290
Sep-22	10,121	25,909	10,390	25,802
Dec-22	10,460	26,651	10,436	26,709
Mar-23	10,810	27,534	10,730	27,626
Jun-23	11,034	28,589	11,144	28,132
Sep-23	11,638	28,111	11,500	28,336
Dec-23	11,768	28,293	11,823	28,353

Mining and non-mining

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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

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia December 2023

Total capital expenditure

Estimate 5 for 2023-24 is $177.7b
This is 4.0% higher than Estimate 4 for 2023-24
Estimate 1 for 2024-25 is $145.6b
This is 12.6% higher than Estimate 1 for 2023-24

Total capital expenditure FY 19-20 to FY 24-25
	Actual ($b)	Expected ($b)
1	0	102.187
2	0	108.671
3	0	123.426
4	31.992	95.546
5	67.15	63.582
6	95.216	30.594
7	127.685	0

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	91.346	86.364
6	0	0
7	0	0

1	0	145.622
2	0	0
3	0	0
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0

Total capital expenditure FY 19-20 to FY 24-25

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Buildings and structures

Estimate 5 for 2023-24 is $101.9b
This is 1.3% higher than Estimate 4 for 2023-24
Estimate 1 for 2024-25 is $88.2b
This is 13.2% higher than Estimate 1 for 2023-24

Buildings and structures FY 19-20 to FY 24-25
	Actual ($b)	Expected ($b)
1	0	62.275
2	0	66.485
3	0	74.175
4	17.622	57.824
5	36.365	39.384
6	51.624	18.188
7	68.513	0

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	49.743	52.168
6	0	0
7	0	0

1	0	88.249
2	0	0
3	0	0
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0

Buildings and structures FY 19-20 to FY 24-25

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Equipment and machinery

Estimate 5 for 2023-24 is $75.8b
This is 7.7% higher than Estimate 4 for 2023-24
Estimate 1 for 2024-25 is $57.4b
This is 11.7% higher than Estimate 1 for 2023-24

Equipment and machinery FY 19-20 to FY 24-25
	Actual ($b)	Expected ($b)
1	0	39.912
2	0	42.186
3	0	49.251
4	14.37	37.723
5	30.784	24.198
6	43.591	12.406
7	59.172	0

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	34.197
6	0	0
7	0	0

1	0	57.373
2	0	0
3	0	0
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0

Equipment and machinery FY 19-20 to FY 24-25

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Mining

Estimate 5 for 2023-24 is $52.3b
This is 3.2% higher than Estimate 4 for 2023-24
Estimate 1 for 2024-25 is $44.8b
This is 7.3% higher than Estimate 1 for 2023-24

Mining FY 19-20 to FY 24-25
	Actual ($b)	Expected ($b)
1	0	30.091
2	0	32.44
3	0	38.025
4	8.637	29.863
5	17.983	20.296
6	25.975	9.484
7	35.155	0

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	27.563	24.77
6	0	0
7	0	0

1	0	44.77
2	0	0
3	0	0
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0

Mining FY 19-20 to FY 24-25

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Non-mining

Estimate 5 for 2023-24 is $125.4b
This is 4.3% higher than Estimate 4 for 2023-24
Estimate 1 for 2024-25 is $100.9b
This is 15.1% higher than Estimate 1 for 2023-24

Non-mining FY 19-20 to FY 24-25
	Actual ($b)	Expected ($b)
1	0	72.096
2	0	76.231
3	0	85.401
4	23.355	65.684
5	49.166	43.286
6	69.241	21.11
7	92.53	0

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	63.783	61.594
6	0	0
7	0	0

1	0	100.852
2	0	0
3	0	0
4	0	0
5	0	0
6	0	0
7	0	0

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Detailed industry movements by asset type

Industry chain volume seasonally adjusted total capex percentage change
	Sep Qtr 23 to Dec Qtr 23	Dec Qtr 22 to Dec Qtr 23
	% change	% change
Mining	1.1	12.5
Manufacturing	3.3	18.3
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste	14.7	15.3
Construction	1.2	25.2
Wholesale Trade	0.6	-2.2
Retail Trade	-0.6	-5.9
Accommodation and Food Services	2.3	21.6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	-8.6	-3.3
Information Media and Telecommunications	3.9	14.5
Financial and Insurance Services	-3.1	5.2
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate	6.4	-2.3
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	-0.2	-5.2
Administrative and Support Services	-28.4	-43.2
Education and Training	2.3	35.2
Health Care and Social Assistance	-8.0	1.4
Arts and Recreation Services	-10.3	-6.9
Other Services	-7.8	-15.4

Industry chain volume buildings and structures percentage change
	Sep Qtr 23 to Dec Qtr 23	Dec Qtr 22 to Dec Qtr 23
	% change	% change
Mining	1.2	14.5
Manufacturing	7.8	25.5
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste	17.5	14.3
Construction	45.1	261.2
Wholesale Trade	-2.7	-9.7
Retail Trade	18.5	0.0
Accommodation and Food Services	14.1	32.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	-15.1	-15.8
Information Media and Telecommunications	6.5	10.8
Financial and Insurance Services	-27.1	-25.9
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate	1.4	-8.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	-36.7	3.6
Administrative and Support Services	-33.8	-6.5
Education and Training	-7.7	42.0
Health Care and Social Assistance	-6.4	-5.3
Arts and Recreation Services	-22.0	6.3
Other Services	36.4	4.9

Industry chain volume equipment and machinery percentage change
	Sep Qtr 23 to Dec Qtr 23	Dec Qtr 22 to Dec Qtr 23
	% change	% change
Mining	1.0	7.2
Manufacturing	1.2	14.8
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste	-2.3	23.8
Construction	-1.4	18.5
Wholesale Trade	1.6	0.0
Retail Trade	-4.5	-7.2
Accommodation and Food Services	-4.7	14.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	-4.0	6.6
Information Media and Telecommunications	-3.9	28.2
Financial and Insurance Services	2.3	12.9
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate	15.4	9.0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	10.4	-6.6
Administrative and Support Services	-26.8	-48.6
Education and Training	61.6	17.2
Health Care and Social Assistance	-9.7	10.0
Arts and Recreation Services	6.3	-16.6
Other Services	-16.9	-20.5

State movements

State chain volume seasonally adjusted total capex percentage change
	Sep Qtr 23 to Dec Qtr 23	Dec Qtr 22 to Dec Qtr 23
	% change	% change
New South Wales	-3.5	-1.3
Victoria	-0.8	10.3
Queensland	9.3	11.0
South Australia	-17.4	-13.8
Western Australia	2.5	21.7
Tasmania	1.1	-14.7
Northern Territory	33.5	22.2
Australian Capital Territory	13.9	14.9

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Table 1. Actual Expenditure, by Type of Asset and Industry, Original - Current Prices $m
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Table 17. Financial Year Estimates Combining Actual and Expected Expenditure by Type of Asset and Industry - Current Prices $m
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Table 19. Mining and Manufacturing subdivisions by Type of Asset - Current Prices $m
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Table 20. Manufacturing by State, by Asset, Original - Current Prices $m
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New capital expenditure in seasonally adjusted volume terms

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Buildings and structures

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Mining and non-mining

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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 - 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

Table 7. Actual Expenditure, by Type of Asset and Industry, Seasonally Adjusted - Chain Volume Measures $m

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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