Australia Q2 Construction Work Done: -1.2% q/q

  • expected -0.5%
  • prior was +0.3%

From the Australian Bureau of Statistics:

construction work 27 August 2014

The headline figure is worse than expected. Of some consolation for the RBA is the y/y Residential figure though, showing continuing ‘transition’ (though not yet fast enough)

AUD orderboard is here