Australia Construction Output 1986-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar

Total construction work done in Australia plunged 19.4 percent quarter-on-quarter to AUD 50,320.7 million in the December quarter of 2017, compared to an upwardly revised 16.6 percent rise in the previous three months and market consensus of a 10.1 percent decline. It was the first drop in construction output in five quarters and the sharpest fall on record, triggered by a steep 35.4 percent decline in engineering work and a 1.9 percent fall in residential work. In contrast, non-residential work increased by 4 percent and building work inched up 0.2 percent. Year-on-year, construction work increased by 4.6 percent. Construction Output in Australia averaged 0.89 percent from 1986 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 16.60 percent in the third quarter of 2017 and a record low of -19.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2017-08-30	01:30 AM	Construction Work Done QoQ	9.3%	0.9%	1%	0.4%
2017-11-22	12:30 AM	Construction Work Done QoQ	15.7%	9.3%	-2.1%	0.9%
2018-02-21	12:30 AM	Construction Work Done QoQ	-19.4%	16.6%	-10.1%	-4%
2018-05-23	01:30 AM	Construction Work Done QoQ		-19.4%		9%
2018-08-22	01:30 AM	Construction Work Done QoQ				1.1%
2018-11-28	12:30 AM	Construction Work Done QoQ				0.8%

Australia Housing	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Building Permits	-6.20	17.20	31.50	-22.60	percent	[+]
New Home Sales	5526.00	5563.00	20768.00	5186.00		[+]
Housing Index	1.00	-0.20	6.10	-2.20	percent	[+]
Home Ownership Rate	65.00	67.00	71.40	65.00	percent	[+]
Construction Output	-19.40	16.60	16.60	-19.40	percent	[+]
Construction Pmi	57.20	56.00	60.50	29.24	Index Points	[+]

Australia Construction Output

In Australia, construction output refers to the quarter-over-quarter change in the value of construction work done, including building and engineering for both the private and public sectors. This page provides the latest reported value for - Australia Construction Output - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Australia Construction Output - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	-19.40	16.60	16.60	-19.40	1986 - 2017	percent	Quarterly	SA

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construction output by Country

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
Australia	-19.40	Dec/17	16.6	16.6	-19.4	%	Quarterly
Euro Area	0.40	Feb/18	6.9	18.5	-22.7	%	Monthly
France	-2.90	Feb/18	-0.1	16.4	-16.3	%	Monthly
Germany	2.60	Feb/18	18.2	48.3	-38.9	%	Monthly
India	5.30	Feb/18	6.1	11.66	-1	%	Monthly
Italy	-2.00	Feb/18	7.9	13.7	-24.4	%	Monthly
Mexico	4.50	Feb/18	4.2	37.19	-39.18	%	Monthly
Netherlands	9.20	Feb/18	9.2	18.9	-21	%	Monthly
Russia	-9.70	Mar/18	-0.2	30.3	-19.3	%	Monthly
South Korea	0.90	Feb/18	15.3	25.7	-30.5	%	Monthly
Spain	2.30	Feb/18	-3	55.5	-45.5	%	Monthly
Switzerland	7.10	Dec/17	1.2	8.9	-7.9	%	Quarterly
United Kingdom	-3.00	Feb/18	-2.1	24	-19.2	%	Monthly