Quarterly Construction Statistics, Fourth Quarter 2019
Quarterly Construction Statistics, ST4 2019 was published on 10 February 2020 Malaysia’s construction sector recovered 1.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2019 The value of construction work done in the fourth quarter 2019 recovered by 1.3 per cent (Q3 2019: -0.6%) year-on-year basis, amounting to RM37.0 billion (Q3 2019: RM36.1 billion). The Civil engineering sub-sector soared higher at 7.9 per cent in the fourth quarter 2019, followed by the Special trades activities sub-sector 3.8 per cent . Residential buildings sub-sector rose by 2.7 per cent after contracting since first quarter 2018. Meanwhile, the Non-residential buildings sub-sector declined by 10.3 per cent . The Civil engineering sub-sector remained dominant as the main contributor to the value of construction work done with 45.4 per cent share. Non-residential buildings contributed 25.1 per cent , Residential buildings ( 24.5% ) and Special trades activities ( 4.9% ). The private sector continued to p...