Building and construction

Construction Activity: Chain Volume Measures, Australia

Provides final estimates of value of construction work done, in chain volume measures

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Building Activity, Australia

The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced fell 5.6%.
New private sector house commencements fell 0.8% to 25,397 dwellings, while private sector other residential commencements fell 14.1% to 15,966 dwellings.
The value of total building work done fell 3.8%.

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Building Approvals, Australia

The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved fell 1.6% in August.
Private sector dwellings excluding houses fell 11.0%, while private sector houses rose 4.8%, in seasonally adjusted terms.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of non-residential building approved rose 40.7%.

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Engineering Construction Activity, Australia

During the June quarter:

Seasonally adjusted work done rose 5.5%.
Seasonally adjusted work done for the private sector rose 8.4%.
Value of work commenced decreased 31.6% in original terms.

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Construction Work Done, Australia, Preliminary

Seasonally adjusted estimates for:

Total construction fell 0.7%;
Building work done fell 3.9%;
Engineering work done rose 3.8%.

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