Actual expenditure (volume terms):

• The trend volume estimate for total new capital expenditure rose 0.6% in the june quarter 2017 while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose by 0.8%.

• The trend volume estimate for buildings and structures rose by 0.3% in the june quarter 2017 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell by 0.6%.

• The trend volume estimate for equipment, plant and machinery rose by 1.1% in the june quarter 2017 while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose by 2.7%.

Expected expenditure (current price terms):

• This issue includes the seventh estimate (estimate 7) for 2016-17 and the third estimate (estimate 3) for 2017-18.

• Estimate 7 for 2016-17 is $114,281m. This is 10.5% lower than estimate 7 for 2015-16. Estimate 7 is 1.0% higher than estimate 6 for 2016-17.

• Estimate 3 for 2017-18 is $101,783m. This is 3.6% lower than estimate 3 for 2016-17. Estimate 3 is 17.6% higher than estimate 2 for 2017-18.