The ABS has released the Engineering Construction Activity data for the March quarter, which contains value of engineering construction work done, commenced and yet to be done, classified by state or territory, commodity (roads, bridges, pipelines etc), sector (public/private) undertaking the work, and sector for whom the work is being done.
VALUE OF WORK DONE, CHAIN VOLUME MEASURES
The trend estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose 3.8% in the March 2011 quarter.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of total engineering construction work done rose 4.2% in the March quarter, to $22,210.6m.
PRIVATE SECTOR
The trend estimate for the value of work done for the private sector rose 3.4% in the March quarter.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the private sector rose 1.4% in the March quarter, to $13,903.2m.
PUBLIC SECTOR
The trend estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose 5.0% in the March quarter.
The seasonally adjusted estimate for the value of work done for the public sector rose 9.3% in the March quarter, to $8,307.4m.
VALUE OF WORK COMMENCED, CURRENT PRICES
The value of work commenced in the March quarter was $18,882.4m, a decrease of 34.5% from the December quarter.