Investment in established projects in Australia rose by nearly $8 billion in 2012

摘要

AUSTRALIAN government figures released on Nov. 28 found that, while the number of resource projects at the committed stage of the investment pipeline has declined by 11 since April 2012, the investment in Australian resource projects rose by nearly A$8 billion in the six months to the end of October, in part underscoring rising construction and labor costs in Australia's resources sector amid weakening demand.