Construction Work Done (Preliminary)
(ABS Cat No 8755.0)
Latest quarter: June quarter 2016
Release date: 24 August 2016
Next release date: 23 November 2016
Table 1: Work done by jurisdiction,
June quarter 2016, real trend data
These data provide an early indication of trends in
building and engineering construction activities.
More comprehensive estimates will be released in
Engineering Construction Activity (ABS Cat
No 8762.0, due for release on 28 September 2016)
and in Building Activity (ABS Cat No 8752.0, due
for release on 12 October 2016).
Real
Recent performance
Engineering
Total
value
$m
qtrly
% chg
value
$m
qtrly
% chg
value
$m
qtrly
% chg
NSW
7 911
2.5
4 403
3.4
12 325
2.9
Vic
7 502
1.7
2 903
4.7
10 414
2.6
Qld
5 053
2.5
4 269
-3.6
9 315
-0.5
SA
1 163
-2.0
1 198
-1.4
2 362
-1.7
WA
3 109
-4.2
7 296
-13.5
10 427
-10.8
Tas
324
1.0
275
-2.5
598
-0.7
NT
345
1.4
1 279
-11.2
1 624
-8.8
ACT
533
3.2
NA
NA
700
2.3
Aus
26 004
1.4
21 844
-5.1
47 757
-1.9
NA: not available for publication
SOURCE: CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE (PRELIMINARY), AUSTRALIA,
ABS CAT NO 8755.0: TABLE 8
Nationally, the real trend value of total construction
work done in the June quarter 2016 decreased by
an estimated 1.9 per cent and was 7.8 per cent
below the estimated level in the June quarter 2015.
Chart 1: Value of total construction work
done, real trend data
The decrease in Tasmania’s total construction work
done was due to a decrease in the real value of
engingeering work done (down 2.5 per cent) that
was only partially offset by an increase in the value
of building construction work done (up
1.0 per cent) (Table 1).
Index: June 11 = 100,
real trend data
The estimated real value of total construction work
done in Tasmania decreased by 0.7 per cent in the
June quarter 2016 in trend terms and was
5.3 per cent below the estimated level in the
June quarter 2015 (Table 2).
Building
trend
In the year to the June quarter 2016, the estimated
nominal value of residential building work done in
Tasmania
increased by
4.2 per cent and
non-residential building work done increased by
13.4 per cent in the same period (Table 2).
Tasmania
Australia
120
100
80
60
Jun 11
Jun 12
Jun 13
Jun 14
Jun 15
Jun 16
Chart 2: Value of work done for Tasmania,
real trend data
Building
Engineering
Total
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
Jun 11
Jun 12
Jun 13
Jun 14
Jun 15
Jun 16
SOURCE: CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE (PRELIMINARY), AUSTRALIA,
ABS CAT NO 8755.0: TABLE 8
Department of Treasury and Finance
Jun 17
SOURCE: CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE (PRELIMINARY), AUSTRALIA,
ABS CAT NO 8755.0: TABLE 8
Index: June 11 = 100,
real trend data
The estimated real value of building work done in
Tasmania has improved since early 2013 (Chart 2).
The real value of engineering construction work
done has fallen in the past four quarters following
an increase from late 2013 to mid-2015.
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Jun 17
Construction Work Done (Preliminary)
June quarter 2016
Table 2: Construction work done, Tasmania and Australia
Tasmania
Jun 2015
Dec 2015
Australia
Mar 2016
Jun 2016
Jun 2015
Dec 2015
Mar 2016
Jun 2016
Total Construction Work Done
(Engineering + Building)
Quarterly value ($million, real trend*)
632
612
602
598
51 795
49 887
48 680
47 757
quarterly change (%)
1.5
-1.7
-1.5
-0.7
0.2
-2.4
-2.4
-1.9
annual change (%)
10.2
1.3
-3.2
-5.3
-4.0
-3.2
-5.8
-7.8
Year-to total value ($million, nominal original)
2 431
2 508
2 516
2 505
210 295
208 544
207 816
203 665
year-to change (%)
10.5
7.2
4.4
3.0
-5.0
-2.8
-1.6
-3.2
21 844
Engineering Contruction Work Done
Quarterly value ($million, real trend*)
319
294
282
275
27 177
24 665
23 028
quarterly change (%)
1.2
-3.8
-4.3
-2.5
-0.9
-6.1
-6.6
-5.1
annual change (%)
3.7
-5.0
-10.7
-13.9
-12.5
-11.2
-16.0
-19.6
Year-to total value ($million, nominal original)
1 206
1 217
1 190
1 185
111 671
104 823
102 622
96 318
year-to change (%)
3.3
-2.2
-5.5
-1.8
-15.3
-13.2
-10.7
-13.7
Quarterly value ($million, real trend*)
313
317
321
324
24 618
25 214
25 647
26 004
quarterly change (%)
1.9
0.4
1.1
1.0
1.5
1.4
1.7
1.4
annual change (%)
17.7
8.0
4.5
3.5
7.6
6.1
5.7
5.6
Year-to total value ($million, nominal original)
1 225
1 291
1 326
1 320
98 624
103 720
105 195
107 347
year-to change (%)
18.8
17.8
15.2
7.7
10.2
10.7
9.1
8.8
Quarterly value ($million, nominal original)
204
214
179
188
16 406
17 896
16 760
18 360
quarterly change (%)
10.0
6.5
-16.5
5.1
8.4
1.8
-6.3
9.5
annual change (%)
32.5
13.2
-3.7
-8.1
14.6
15.5
10.7
11.9
Building Work Done
(Residential + Non-Residential)
Residential Building Work Done
Year-to total value ($million, nominal original)
750
805
798
781
62 005
67 018
68 641
70 594
year-to change (%)
30.1
23.4
14.0
4.2
15.4
16.5
14.6
13.9
Non-Residential Building Work Done
Quarterly value ($million, nominal original)
131
134
150
141
9 217
9 668
8 241
9 416
quarterly change (%)
21.7
16.8
12.1
-5.8
9.9
2.5
-14.8
14.3
annual change (%)
22.2
26.1
39.4
7.9
1.5
2.9
-1.8
2.2
Year-to total value ($million, nominal original)
475
486
528
539
36 619
36 702
36 554
36 753
year-to change (%)
4.4
9.5
17.0
13.4
2.5
1.6
0.2
0.4
* REFERENCE YEAR FOR CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES IS 2013-14
SOURCE: CONSTRUCTION WORK DONE (PRELIMINARY), AUSTRALIA, ABS CAT NO 8755.0: TABLES 6–9
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