Growth in construction work unexpectedly declined in the September quarter, led by a drop in completed residential buildings compared with the previous three months.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday said total construction work in the September quarter fell by a seasonally adjusted 2.1 per cent to $41.4 billion, down from a revised record of $42.2 billion in the June quarter.
Economists’ forecasts had centred on a 2.1 per cent rise in the September quarter.
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