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DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

		Dec Qtr 08	Sep Qtr 08 to Dec Qtr 08	Dec Qtr 07 to Dec Qtr 08
		$m	% change	% change
Trend estimates(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	24 753	4.2	18.0
	Buildings & structures	11 486	6.6	21.8
	Equipment, plant & machinery	13 238	1.8	14.1
Seasonally adjusted(a)
	Total new capital expenditure	24 894	6.0	17.8
	Buildings & structures	11 882	11.5	24.2
	Equipment, plant & machinery	13 076	1.0	12.6
(a) In volume terms.

New Capital Expenditure, in volume terms

• The trend estimate for total new capital expenditure (in volume terms) rose 4.2% in the December quarter 2008 while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose 6.0%.
• The trend estimate for buildings and structures rose 6.6% this quarter while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose 11.5%.
• The equipment, plant and machinery trend volume estimate rose 1.8% in the December quarter 2008. In seasonally adjusted terms the estimate rose 1.0%.

• This issue includes the fifth estimate for 2008-09 and the first estimate for 2009-10.
• Estimate 5 for 2008-09 is $98,145m. This is 14.3% higher than Estimate 5 for 2007-08. Estimate 5 is 4.4% lower than Estimate 4 for 2008-09.
• Estimate 1 for 2009-10 is $79,866m. This is 0.6% higher than the first estimate for 2008-09.
• See pages 6 to 9 for further commentary on expectations data.