New Capital Expenditure Rises 0.2 Per Cent: Australia

Private new capital expenditure (capex) rose 0.2 per cent in the June quarter 2025, to be 1.7 per cent higher than the June quarter 2024 (seasonally adjusted, chain volume measures), according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Robert Ewing, ABS head of business statistics, said: 'Business investment rose 0.9 per cent in the non-mining industries, while the mining industry fell 1.4 per cent.'

Building and Equipment, Seasonally Adusted, Chain Volume Measures

	Building - Seasonal	Building - Trend	Equipment - Seasonal	Equipment - Trend
Jun-05	10,726	11,041	12,938	12,956
Sep-05	12,493	12,173	13,567	13,748
Dec-05	13,675	13,393	14,870	14,496
Mar-06	14,102	14,459	14,774	14,677
Jun-06	15,617	14,812	14,196	14,496
Sep-06	14,536	14,620	14,448	14,285
Dec-06	13,739	14,565	14,314	14,420
Mar-07	16,835	16,455	14,895	15,006
Jun-07	17,708	17,070	15,653	15,397
Sep-07	16,621	17,440	15,657	15,730
Dec-07	17,908	17,548	16,069	16,108
Mar-08	18,088	17,709	16,519	16,771
Jun-08	17,690	18,384	17,664	17,455
Sep-08	19,526	19,861	17,955	17,641
Dec-08	22,239	21,047	17,147	17,406
Mar-09	20,857	21,138	16,848	16,936
Jun-09	20,428	20,071	17,160	16,881
Sep-09	18,482	19,129	16,441	17,213
Dec-09	19,003	18,983	18,279	17,448
Mar-10	20,011	19,654	17,072	17,095
Jun-10	20,139	20,708	16,417	16,437
Sep-10	22,479	21,631	15,647	16,279
Dec-10	22,204	22,537	17,293	17,002
Mar-11	24,093	24,351	18,211	17,927
Jun-11	26,469	27,040	18,328	18,581
Sep-11	31,744	30,334	18,986	18,863
Dec-11	32,137	33,571	19,044	19,016
Mar-12	36,632	36,096	19,086	19,127
Jun-12	38,115	37,304	19,110	19,314
Sep-12	36,582	37,059	19,634	19,465
Dec-12	35,921	35,855	19,510	19,305
Mar-13	35,042	35,487	18,596	18,886
Jun-13	35,772	36,006	18,277	18,218
Sep-13	37,298	36,456	17,842	17,519
Dec-13	36,227	36,435	16,400	16,817
Mar-14	34,477	36,039	16,702	16,465
Jun-14	36,029	35,740	16,257	16,701
Sep-14	35,205	35,172	17,556	17,205
Dec-14	34,210	33,888	17,431	17,413
Mar-15	31,553	31,959	17,156	17,042
Jun-15	30,577	30,275	16,302	16,278
Sep-15	27,569	28,439	15,406	15,739
Dec-15	28,220	27,245	15,753	15,635
Mar-16	25,525	25,399	15,823	15,843
Jun-16	22,884	23,358	16,109	15,985
Sep-16	21,794	21,985	15,884	15,899
Dec-16	21,915	21,801	15,737	15,754
Mar-17	22,262	22,138	15,642	15,692
Jun-17	22,380	22,503	15,846	15,816
Sep-17	22,814	22,688	16,104	16,158
Dec-17	22,699	22,658	16,522	16,532
Mar-18	22,307	22,362	17,149	16,931
Jun-18	22,054	21,989	16,930	17,329
Sep-18	21,488	21,731	18,017	17,654
Dec-18	22,112	21,857	17,748	17,885
Mar-19	21,529	21,503	17,895	17,925
Jun-19	20,785	21,093	17,930	17,790
Sep-19	20,982	20,669	17,467	17,625
Dec-19	20,042	20,210	17,489	17,340
Mar-20	19,812	19,529	17,119	17,150
Jun-20	18,756	18,752	15,545	17,209
Sep-20	18,130	18,265	15,656	17,512
Dec-20	18,215	18,334	16,831	17,935
Mar-21	18,925	18,918	18,235	18,226
Jun-21	19,838	19,622	18,378	18,342
Sep-21	20,001	20,166	18,355	18,375
Dec-21	20,515	20,397	18,417	18,445
Mar-22	20,532	20,382	18,518	18,583
Jun-22	20,186	20,406	18,892	18,716
Sep-22	20,630	20,700	18,763	18,844
Dec-22	21,527	21,453	18,995	19,111
Mar-23	22,241	22,367	19,543	19,522
Jun-23	23,332	23,060	20,074	19,895
Sep-23	23,322	23,467	20,061	20,146
Dec-23	23,509	23,497	20,200	20,341
Mar-24	23,540	23,293	20,752	20,556
Jun-24	22,769	23,142	20,610	20,739
Sep-24	23,278	23,179	20,811	20,740
Dec-24	23,452	23,424	20,670	20,604
Mar-25	23,693	23,655	20,321	20,457
Jun-25	23,744	23,770	20,376	20,300

New equipment and machinery rose 0.3 per cent. Non-mining equipment and machinery rose 0.5 per cent, which was partly offset by a 0.8 per cent fall in mining equipment and machinery.

'The 22.8 per cent rise in information media and telecommunications reflected a return to strength in data centre investment after lighter spending in the March quarter. Retail trade also rose by 18.9 per cent, following an increase in supply chain and fulfilment centre automation,' Mr Ewing said.

'The rise in new equipment and machinery was offset by a 21.7 per cent drop in construction, with respondents reporting difficult trading conditions. The transport, postal & warehousing industry also limited the rise in new equipment and machinery, falling by 8.6 per cent.'

Capex was up 0.2 per cent for buildings and structures, with the non-mining industries up 1.4 per cent. This was partially offset by a fall in mining, down 1.6 per cent.

'The growth in non-mining buildings and structures was driven by spending on large projects in transport, postal and warehousing, information media and telecommunications, and manufacturing,' Mr Ewing said.

The largest rises for states and territories were in Victoria (+7.0 per cent), and New South Wales (+2.4 per cent). The largest falls were in Queensland (-4.8 per cent), and South Australia (-3.5 per cent).

Figures released today also include the final estimate for 2024-25, which saw a rise of 3.8 per cent (current prices) compared to 2023-24.

This release also includes the third estimate for planned capex for 2025-26. Businesses revised their expected capex for 2025-26 to be up by 12.0 per cent since their last estimate.

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