Survey of New Capital Expenditure
September Quarter 2002
In correspondence, please quote this number
Australian Business Number
Please correct any
errors
Purpose of Collection
The Survey of New Capital Expenditure provides key measures on the performance of
Australian industry, which are important components in the compilation of quarterly
National Accounts. The data are published in Private New Capital Expenditure and
Expected Expenditure (5625.0), extracts of which are available on the ABS website
(www.abs.gov.au).
Collection Authority
The information asked for is collected under the authority of the Census and Statistics
Act 1905. Your co-operation is sought in completing and returning this form by the due
date. The Act provides me with the power, if needed, to direct you to provide the
information sought.
Confidentiality
Your completed form remains confidential to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Due Date
Please complete this form and return it in the reply paid
envelope to the Australian Bureau of Statistics by 10 October 2002.
Help Available
If you have problems in completing this form, or feel that you may have difficulties
meeting the due date, please contact the Investment Surveys Section in the Sydney
office of the Australian Bureau of Statistics by:
Telephone
1800 806 256 (Freecall)
Facsimile
(02) 9268 4789
(02) 9268 4101
Mail
GPO Box 796
Sydney NSW 1041
Dennis Trewin
Australian Statistician
Person we should contact if any queries arise regarding this form
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Please read this first
• Only the Australian-based activities (including
imports and exports) of the business shown on the
label should be included on the form. Include details
of the business participation in any unincorporated
joint ventures.
• Please report all monetary values in thousands of
dollars ($,000). Where the value in your accounts
is not expressed in thousands of dollars, round the
value up or down to the nearest thousand dollars.
• Report all capital expenditure exclusive of Goods
and Services Tax (GST) where this is recoverable
as an input tax credit.
• If exact figures are not available, please provide
careful estimates.
• If no expenditure, please write ‘NIL’.
• Enter capital expenditure as incurred at the date of
acquisition (i.e. accruals basis).
• The items listed under Including and Excluding
are examples and should not be taken as a
complete list of items to be included or excluded.
Including
• Progress payments made to contractors for capital work
done by them
• Related expenses such as design, assembly, installation,
professional fees and transport costs
• Capitalised work done by employees in manufacturing,
constructing or installing assets for use by this business
or for rental or operating leases
Excluding
• Expenditure by overseas branches of Australian
businesses
• Capitalised interest
• Labour costs which have not been capitalised
• Progress payments for assets to be imported from overseas
• Goods and Services Tax (GST) where this is recoverable as
an input tax credit
Part A – Vehicles, Plant, Equipment and Furniture Assets
Including
• Brand new or imported assets with an expected productive
life of one year or more when purchased
• Imported assets whether brand new or second-hand
• Road vehicles (e.g. cars, trucks, motor cycles, buses)
• Other transport (e.g. ships, planes, trains)
• Industrial machinery and equipment (e.g. forklift, pumps)
• Computers and computer peripherals
• Electronic and electrical machinery
• Other plant, machinery and equipment
• Furniture and fittings
• Assets purchased by this business for leasing to another
party under any rental, hire or operating lease
• Assets purchased by finance lease
• Communications equipment
Note
• For assets purchased, enter the full capitalised value; do
not deduct the value of disposals or trade-ins.
• A finance lease is an arrangement which effectively
transfers to the lessee all of the benefits and risks
of ownership.
Excluding
• Second-hand assets, unless imported
• Assets obtained on a hire or rental basis
• Assets purchased by this business for leasing to another
party by way of a finance lease
• Trade-in allowances
• Computer software (include in Part B)
• For assets under finance lease arrangements, report the
purchase value of the asset; i.e. the amount you would
have had to pay to purchase the asset outright rather than
leasing it. Do not report progressive lease payments or
residual payments.
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1 Actual capital expenditure on vehicles, plant, equipment and
furniture assets which are brand new or imported
Expenditure for the 3 months to 30 September 2002
NSW
$,000
Vic
$,000
Qld
$,000
SA
$,000
WA
$,000
Tas
$,000
NT
$,000
ACT
$,000
Total
$,000
Please specify the asset(s) of largest value included in
the expenditure reported in Question 1:
2 Expected capital expenditure on vehicles, plant, equipment and
furniture assets which are brand new or imported
$
Expenditure for the 3 months to 31 December 2002 … … … … … … … … … … … …
,000
Expenditure for the 6 months to 30 June 2003 … … … … … … … … … … … … … … $
,000
Part B – Computer Software
Including
• Payments to contractors who are developing software for
use by this business
• Purchases of existing software
• Progressive costs of developing computer software
developed in-house
• Purchase or development of large databases
• Installation costs
• Computer software expensed and capitalised
Excluding
• Development of software for sale
• Development of software on a contract basis for another
business
• Royalties
• Network maintenance
Note
• If software and hardware costs cannot be separated, include in Part A
3 Actual expenditure on computer software
Expenditure for the 3 months to 30 September 2002
NSW
$,000
Vic
$,000
Qld
$,000
SA
$,000
WA
$,000
Tas
$,000
NT
$,000
ACT
$,000
Total
$,000
Please specify the asset(s) of largest value included in
the expenditure reported in Question 3:
4 Expected expenditure on computer software
Expenditure for the 3 months to 31 December 2002 … … … … … … … … … … … … $
,000
$
,000
Expenditure for the 6 months to 30 June 2003 … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
Please turn over
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Part C – New buildings and other structures (including mine development)
Excluding
• Purchases of previously occupied buildings
• Repairs and maintenance written off as current expenses
• Contract work done for other businesses
• Construction of buildings intended for sale prior to
being occupied
• Cost of land and costs related to its purchase
• Expenditure on furniture and fittings (include in Part A)
• Expenditure on vehicles, plant, etc. associated with mine
development and exploration (include in Part A)
• Mineral exploration and associated research expenditure
other than the purchase of new tangible assets
Including
• Improvements to existing buildings (including lifts,
heating, ventilation or similar equipment forming an
integral part of the building)
• Construction of buildings not intended for sale prior to
being occupied
• Development of land or construction sites
• Roads, bridges, wharves, pipelines, etc.
• Construction of shafts, etc. in underground mines
• Operations undertaken to commence or extend mining or
quarrying operations
• Capitalised labour costs associated with
mine development
5 Actual capital expenditure on new buildings and other structures
Expenditure for the 3 months to 30 September 2002
Vic
$,000
NSW
$,000
Qld
$,000
SA
$,000
WA
$,000
Tas
$,000
NT
$,000
ACT
$,000
Total
$,000
Please specify the asset(s) of largest value included in
the expenditure reported in Question 5:
6 Expected capital expenditure on new buildings and other structures
Expenditure for the 3 months to 31 December 2002 … … … … … … … … … … … … $
,000
$
,000
Expenditure for the 6 months to 30 June 2003 … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
Part D – Comments
7 Please provide reasons or comments
– if your actual or expected capital expenditure differs significantly from that reported last quarter
– if you had any problems or if you would like to suggest any improvements to this form
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8 Please provide an estimate of the time taken to complete this form
Including
• The time actually spent reading the instructions, working on the questions, and
obtaining the information
• The time spent by all employees in collecting and providing this information
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