Actual expenditure (volume terms):

• The trend volume estimate for total new capital expenditure fell by 0.4% in the september quarter 2018 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell by 0.5%.

• The trend volume estimate for buildings and structures fell by 1.6% in the september quarter 2018 while the seasonally adjusted estimate fell by 2.8%.

• The trend volume estimate for equipment, plant and machinery rose by 1.3% in the september quarter 2018 while the seasonally adjusted estimate rose by 2.2%.

Expected expenditure (current price terms):

• This issue includes the fourth estimate (estimate 4) for 2018-19.

• Estimate 4 for 2018-19 is $114,099m. This is 4.4% higher than estimate 4 for 2017-18. Estimate 4 is 11.3% higher than estimate 3 for 2018-19.

• See pages 7-10 for further commentary on expectations data.