Tasmania's engineering construction sector is getting the strongest growth in the nation.
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In fact, Tasmania was the only state where the value of engineering construction work increased in the December quarter, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics trend terms figures.
Engineering construction includes construction work involving roads, bridges, harbours, railways, electricity and water projects, heavy industry and the like.
The value of engineering construction work done increased by 4.4 per cent to $368 million, compared to the previous quarter.
Every other state and territory went backwards, with national value down by 3.6 per cent.
Tasmania also led on annual growth.
The December quarter total was up by 23.7 per cent, compared to the corresponding quarter a year earlier.
Victoria and New South Wales also had annual growth.
"The figures show that a major component of 2018 activity was in transport infrastructure, as this government gets on with the job of getting Tasmania moving and delivering on our record $2.6 billion infrastructure plan," Infrastructure Minister Jeremy Rockliff said.
"What's more, the ABS highlights more good news ahead, with more than $1.1 billion of work yet to be done in the near term and this will continue into the longer term, as demonstrated by Tasmania's $13.9 billion, 10-year infrastructure pipeline.
"As a government, we are getting on with major road and bridge upgrade projects across Tasmania, including the next planned projects on our $500 million Midland Highway Action Plan, the $100 million upgrades to the Bass Hwy, safety improvements to the West Tamar Hwy and a new Hobart Airport flyover junction which will go to tender very shortly.
"These results show that Tasmania is building the infrastructure our growing state needs for the 21st century."
Transport infrastructure accounted for 28.9 per cent of Tasmania's annual spend.