Mining unwind drags construction activity down

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By Leith van Onselen

The ABS has released data on the value of construction work done for the June quarter of 2014, which registered a seasonally-adjusted 1.2% fall in total construction activity over the quarter and a 0.6% decline over the year. The result disappointed analysts’ expectations for a 0.5% fall over the quarter.

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The 1.2% quarterly decline in construction activity was driven entirely by a 3.1% fall in engineering construction, which more than offset the 2.2% rise in residential construction and the 0.5% increase in non-residential construction (-1.5%):

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.