DECEMBER KEY FIGURES

	Dec qtr 13	Sep qtr 13 to Dec qtr 13	Dec qtr 12 to Dec qtr 13
	$m	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done	21 079.0	0.6	3.3
New residential building	10 494.9	-0.1	1.6
Alterations and additions to residential building	1 735.3	0.3	-0.6
Non-residential building	8 839.6	1.3	6.0
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES(a)
Value of work done	20 954.6	-0.8	1.2
New residential building	10 448.9	-1.1	0.1
Alterations and additions to residential building	1 735.5	1.5	-2.3
Non-residential building	8 770.2	-0.9	3.3
(a) Reference year for chain volume measures is 2011-12.

Value of work done, Chain volume measures

Value of work done, Chain volume measures - Trend estimates

BUILDING WORK DONE

• The trend estimate of the value of total building work done rose 0.6% in the December 2013 quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of total building work done fell 0.8% to $20,954.6m in the December quarter, following a rise of 1.6% in the September 2013 quarter.

NEW RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WORK DONE

• The trend estimate of the value of new residential building work done fell 0.1% in the December quarter. The value of work done on new houses fell 0.2% while new other residential building rose 0.1%.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of new residential building work done fell 1.1% to $10,448.9m in the December quarter. Work done on new houses rose 0.7% to $6,408.7m, while new other residential building fell 3.8% to $4,040.1m.

NON-RESIDENTIAL WORK DONE

• The trend estimate of the value of non-residential building work done rose 1.3% in the December quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate of the value of non-residential building work done fell 0.9% in the December quarter following a rise of 3.5% in the September 2013 quarter.

DWELLING UNITS COMMENCED

	Dec qtr 13	Sep qtr 13 to Dec qtr 13	Dec qtr 12 to Dec qtr 13
	no.	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES
Total dwelling units commenced	43 828	3.6	8.7
New private sector houses	24 358	2.2	7.6
New private sector other residential building	18 355	6.2	12.7
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
Total dwelling units commenced	44 729	8.2	9.4
New private sector houses	24 055	0.1	4.2
New private sector other residential building	19 587	22.4	20.6

Dwelling units commenced

Private dwellings commenced, Trend estimates

TOTAL DWELLINGS

• The trend estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced rose 3.6% in the December 2013 quarter following a rise of 2.6% in the September quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for the total number of dwelling units commenced rose 8.2% to 44,729 dwellings in the December quarter following a fall of 0.6% in the September quarter.

NEW PRIVATE SECTOR HOUSES

• The trend estimate for new private sector house commencements rose 2.2% in the December quarter following a rise of 2.3% in the September quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector house commencements rose 0.1% to 24,055 dwellings in the December quarter following a rise of 2.0% in the September quarter.

NEW PRIVATE SECTOR OTHER RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

• The trend estimate for new private sector other residential building commencements rose 6.2% in the December quarter following a rise of 4.4% in the September quarter.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for new private sector other residential building rose 22.4% to 19,587 dwellings in the December quarter following a fall of 5.2% in the September quarter.

Source:ABS