Quarterly Construction Statistics, Second Quarter 2020

 

Quarterly Construction Statistics, ST2 2020 was published on 10 August 2020

Malaysia’s construction sector falls steeply 44.9 per cent  in the second quarter of 2020

The value of construction work done in the second quarter 2020 contracted by 44.9 per cent (Q1 2020: -6.3%) year-on-year basis, amounting to RM19.8 billion (Q1 2020: RM35.0 billion).

All construction activities slowed down in the second quarter of 2020 due to the closing in construction activities during the implementation of Movement Control Oder (MCO) affected by pandemic COVID-19. The decline was contributed by Civil engineering (-55.2%), Residential buildings (-38.7%), Non-residential buildings (-36.2%) and Special trades activities sub-sectors (-28.7%) in the second quarter 2020.

The Civil engineering sub-sector remained dominant as the main contributor to the value of construction work done with 36.4 per cent share. Non-residential buildings contributed 29.4 per cent, Residential buildings (27.3%) and Special trades activities (7.0%).

The private sector continued to propel the construction activity with 62.2 per cent share  of value of construction work done (RM12.3 billion) as compared to the public sector with 37.8 per cent share of value of construction work done (RM7.5 billion).

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* This report can be accessed through the web portal of the Department of Statistics, Malaysia (https://www.dosm.gov.my) under the section:  Latest Releases.