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From Andrew Hanlan at Westpac<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"Infrastructure<\/p>\n

Total real infrastructure activity contracted by almost 10% in the June quarter 2016, to be 26% below the level of a year ago. That was the fourth year of contraction…..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Infrastructure construction work is declining rapidly. First, we had the end of the mining boom as existing projects reached completion while demand, mainly from China, contracted. This was followed by falling demand in the oil & gas sector, ending the development boom in that sector. If you think the apartment boom — driven by investor demand from China — is going to fill the hole, think again. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Andrew Hanlan at Westpac: Total real infrastructure activity contracted by almost 10% in the June quarter 2016, to be 26% below the level of a year ago. That was the fourth year of contraction….. Infrastructure construction work is declining rapidly. First, we had the end of the mining boom as existing projects reached completion … <\/p>\n

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