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Australian Bureau of Statistics
MARCH KEY FIGURES
Victor P Taffa
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Mar qtr 10 |
Dec qtr 09 to Mar qtr 10 |
Mar qtr 09 to Mar qtr 10 |
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% change |
% change |
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TREND ESTIMATES(a) |
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| Value of work done | ||||
| For the private sector |
11 860.4 |
-2.9 |
-2.5 |
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| For the public sector(b) |
7 926.6 |
0.1 |
10.2 |
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| Total engineering construction |
19 795.1 |
-1.7 |
2.3 |
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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a) |
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| Value of work done | ||||
| For the private sector |
11 901.6 |
-1.5 |
4.5 |
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| For the public sector(b) |
7 931.8 |
3.1 |
12.5 |
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| Total engineering construction |
19 833.4 |
0.3 |
7.5 |
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| (a) Chain volume measures, reference year 2007-08. | ||||
| (b) Includes work done by the private sector for the public sector and work done by the public sector. | ||||
MARCH KEY POINTS
VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
TOTAL
- The trend estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done fell by 1.7% in the March 2010 Quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose 0.3% in the March Quarter, to $19,833.4m.
PRIVATE SECTOR
- The trend estimate for the value of work done for the private sector fell by 2.9% in the March Quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector fell 1.5% in the March Quarter, to $11,901.6m.
PUBLIC SECTOR
- The trend estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose by 0.1% in the March Quarter.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose 3.1% in the March Quarter, to $7,931.8m.
VALUE OF WORK COMMENCED, CURRENT PRICES
- The value of work commenced in the March quarter was $16,952.4m, a fall of 71.1% from the December 2009 Quarter.
