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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today released data on capital expenditures (capex) for the December quarter of 2016, which registered another 2.1% seasonally adjusted fall in capex volumes over the quarter and a 15.5% decrease over the year (see below table).
While Houses and Holes will cover the forward-looking capex plans over the coming year, below are some backward looking charts showing actual capex up to the December quarter of 2016.
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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.