The headline number is just part of the capex story.

Q1 Capex % q/q

  • expected +0.5%, prior +0.8%
  • Plant and machinery +3.3% q/q (prior -0.1%)
  • Building capex -0.9% q/q (prior +1.5%)

Estimates improving:

Australia capex estimates 30 May 2024 2

Wobbly arrows are mine to make this a little easier to read.

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There were also data on building approvals for April, -0.3% m/m, not as good as expected

  • expected +1.5%, prior +1.9%