Provides preliminary estimates of value of total construction work done, building work done and engineering construction work done
In seasonally adjusted terms in the March quarter:
Trend estimates(a)
Seasonally adjusted estimates(a)
na not available
a. Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2019-20.
a. Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2019-20.
The value of total construction work done fell -0.9% in the March quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. The fall was driven by building work done, which fell -1.3% in the March quarter. Building work done is 1.1% lower than at the same time last year. Engineering Construction fell -0.4% and is 4.8% higher than at the same time last year.
a. Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2019-20.
The value of building work done fell -1.3% in the March quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. The decrease was driven by a fall in Non-residential building work done, which fell -1.8% in the March quarter. New-residential building work done is -0.9% lower in the March quarter, -2.4% lower than at the same time last year.
a. Reference year for Chain Volume Measures is 2019-20.
Total construction work done fell in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory, and Australian Capital Territory, while all other states and territories rose.
This publication provides an early indication of trends in building and engineering construction activity. The data are preliminary estimates with a response rate of approximately 70% of surveyed construction entities during the quarter. This is lower than the average response rate due to difficulties collecting data as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This places the data at increased risk of revision when results are updated in Engineering Construction Activity, Australia on 30 June 2022 and in Building Activity, Australia on 13 July 2022.
Mining projects tend to be complex in structure and comprise a number of different investment activities including exploration, engineering construction, plant and equipment and buildings. A feature article released in the March 2012 issue of Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia provides a summary of the conceptual basis of the relevant ABS publications that measure investment in Australia, using a hypothetical mining project to illustrate how this investment is reflected in ABS data.
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This release previously used catalogue number 8755.0.
The trend series attempts to measure underlying behaviour in construction activity. This measurement will be significantly affected by changes to regular patterns in activity during this time, as the construction industry faces on-going uncertainty. If the trend estimates in this publication were to be calculated without fully accounting for this irregular event, they would likely provide a misleading view of underlying construction activity.
It may be some time before the underlying trend in construction activity can be accurately estimated. The trend series have therefore been suspended starting from June 2020. The trend series will be reinstated when more certainty emerges in the underlying trend.
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