Construction work fell in the second quarter, although a backlog of unfinished projects is expected to keep the industry busy for the rest of the year.
Total construction work dropped 3.8 per cent in the three months to June, with residential building activity falling by 6.8 per cent, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Non-residential building activity fell by 1.1 per cent for the quarter, and engineering work sunk by 2.7 per cent.
