Performance of the construction sector
The total value of construction work done in the first quarter 2016 recorded a growth of 11.1 per cent year-on-year to record RM31.9 billion mainly driven by civil engineering sub-sector. The quarter-on-quarter percentage change showed a growth of 6.0 per cent as compared to the preceding quarter as shown in Table A.
Table A : Performance of the construction sector
The construction sector continued to record a positive growth since the first quarter of 2014 as shown in Chart 1
Chart 1 : Value work done and annual percentage change, Q1 2014 - Q1 2016
Construction by type of activity
The highest growth was contributed by the civil engineering sub-sector with 21.3 per cent or RM10.6 billion, followed by the special trades activities (17.3%), residential buildings (8.4%) and non-residential buildings (3.8%) as shown in Chart 2.
Chart 2 : Annual percentage change by type of activity, Q1 2013 - Q1 2016
The civil engineering sub-sector recorded the highest percentage share of value of construction work done with 33.2 per cent. This was followed by non-residential buildings (32.5%), residential buildings (29.2%) and special trades activities (5.1%) as shown in Chart 3.
Chart 3 : Percentage share value of construction work done by type of activity, Q1 2016
Value of construction work done by location of project
Johor recorded the highest value of construction work done of RM6.9 billion or 21.6 per cent among the states. This was followed by Selangor, RM6.7 billion (21.1%) and Wilayah Persekutuan, RM6.5 billion (20.3%). The contribution of these states accounted for 63.0 per cent of the total value of construction work done as shown in Chart 4.
Chart 4 : Value of construction work done by location of project, Q1 2016
Construction by project owner
In terms of total value of construction work done by the project owner, the private and the public sectors recorded RM21.1 billion and RM10.8 billion respectively in the first quarter 2016 as shown in Chart 5.
Chart 5 : Value of construction work done by project owner, Q1 2013 - Q1 2016
*Notes:
Data for first quarter 2016 is provisional. The data wil be updated based on the latest available figures and subsequently published in the publication second quarter 2016.
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