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Quarterly changes to industries


Construction industries

Input to the house construction industry rose 0.2% this quarter, due to:

Annual and bi-annual rate rises for:

• Other materials (+1.0%).
• Ceramic products rose (+ 0.9%).
• Cement products rose (+1.5%).

• Melbourne (+0.5%), due to material cost rises for plaster and clay bricks.
• Sydney (+0.2%), due to material costs rises for plaster, clay bricks and ceramics.
• Hobart (+0.8%), due to material costs rises for ready mix concrete and clay bricks.
• Offset by a fall in Perth (-0.2%), prices fell slightly this quarter reflecting a weak housing market.

• Timber, board and joinery (+1.2%).
• Other materials (+2.5%).
• Electrical equipment (+6.1%).
• Other metal products (+1.2%).

• New South Wales (+1.4%), continued high volume of work driving competition for resources and rises in material costs.
• Victoria (+1.2%), due to rises in input costs as well as continued infrastructure investment strengthening the non-residential market.
• Tasmania (+1.7%), due to rising pricing pressures. The Hobart market remained strong allowing suppliers and builders to pass on costs.
• Over the last twelve months Non-residential building construction rose 2.3%.

• New South Wales (+1.2%), due to increases in input costs such as concrete and labour.
• Victoria (+1.2%), due to material and labour price pressures.
• Tasmania (+1.8%), due to rises in both materials and labour as there was limited availability in the market.
• Over the last twelve months Other residential building construction rose 2.7%.

• Victoria (-0.8%), due to builders increasing promotional activity, having a downward impact on prices.
• Queensland (-0.9%) and New South Wales (-0.6%), due to builders increasing promotional activity and reduced pricing.
• Over the last twelve months House construction fell 0.7%.

• Class 3109 - Other heavy and civil engineering construction (+0.6%).
• Class 3101 - Road and bridge construction (+0.5%).
• Over the last twelve months Other heavy and civil engineering construction rose 3.0% and Road and bridge construction rose 2.7%.
• Over the last twelve months Subdivision 31 - Heavy and Civil engineering construction rose 3.0%.

• Petroleum and coal product manufacturing, due to increased global oil prices resulting from production restrictions.
• Fabricated metal product manufacturing.
• Over the last twelve months Input to the coal mining industry rose 3.0%.

• Domestic, East coast market rose 3.5% and,
• Domestic, Western Australia rose 1.8%.
• Over the last twelve months Gas extraction, Domestic rose 4.9%.

• Metal ore mining manufacturing (+5.9%), due to increased iron ore prices affected by limited international supply and strong demand.
• Oil and gas extraction (+7.1%), due to global rises in crude oil prices driven by production restrictions.
• Agriculture to manufacturing (+3.1%), due to reduced supply of milk during the winter months.
• Over the last twelve months Input to the Manufacturing industries rose 3.9%.

• Petroleum refining & petroleum fuel manufacturing (+9.3%), due to unleaded petrol driven by rising crude oil prices from production restrictions.
• Meat processing (+4.3%), due to higher beef prices as a result of increased export demand.
• Other basic non-ferrous metal manufacturing (+2.3%), due to increases in gold prices driven by economic uncertainty and a low Australian dollar.
• Over the last twelve months Output of the Manufacturing industries rose 3.0%.

• Group 440 – Accommodation services (-5.9%), due to continued slowing demand after peak summer holiday season.

• Group – 461 Road freight transport services (+0.6%), due to increased demand for these services.
• Class 5102 – Courier pick-up delivery services (+2.3%), due to increased business costs for interstate and international deliveries.

• Group 672 – Real estate services (-1.3%), due to the continued weakness in the residential property market and strong competitive pressures.
• Partially offsetting is Group 661 – Motor vehicle and transport equipment rental and hiring (+0.3%), due to increased demand in the April holiday period.

• Group 693 – Legal & accounting services (+0.8%), due to increased demand witihin small to medium accounting firms.
• Group 692 – Architectural, engineering and technical services (+0.3%), due to increased wage costs.

• Group 851 – Medical services (+0.4%) and Group 871 – Child care services (+0.5%), due to increased operational costs.