The volume of commissioned construction projects in Australia in the second quarter of 2018 increased by 1.6% compared to the previous quarter, when the rise was 2.4%, finversia.ru wrote with reference to the data of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The volume of the delivered construction projects exceeded forecasts of economists, who had expected growth of the index for the quarter by 0.8%. In terms of value, the volume of construction work increased by 2.5%. The total volume of completed engineering and construction works increased by 0.4%.
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