Australia Private Investment

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

-0.1

Units In

-0.2

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Aug 28, 2025

Time to Release

2 Months 28 Days 1 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
18.7 Jun 1996	-8.7 Sep 2015	1.19 %	1987-2025	Australian Bureau of Statistics

Private investment in Australia refers to quarter on quarter change in Private Capital Expenditure. The Capital Expenditure Survey in Australia includes the following industries: Mining, Manufacturing & Other selected industries such as Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services, Construction, Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade, Transport, Postal and Warehousing, Information Media and Telecommunications Finance and Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

Latest Updates

Total new capital expenditure in Australia unexpectedly contracted by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of 2025, missing market expectations of a 0.5% expansion and following a revised 0.2% increase in the previous quarter. The decline was driven by a 1.3% drop in spending on equipment, plant, and machinery, partially offset by a 0.9% rise in investment in buildings and structures. Investment fell in non-mining industries (-0.9%) but rose in the mining sector (1.9%). Geographically, the Northern Territory recorded the steepest decline (-13.2%), followed by Tasmania (-6.6%), Victoria (-5.3%), Queensland (-0.9%), and New South Wales (-0.1%). In contrast, South Australia (11.1%), the Australian Capital Territory (10.9%), and Western Australia (2.1%) posted significant gains. On an annual basis, private capital expenditure declined by 0.5% through the year to March, following an upwardly revised 1.0% increase in the fourth quarter.