The Malaysian construction sector recorded RM35.6 billion worth of construction works in the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18), a moderate 5.3 percent year-on-year growth, said the Statistics Department.

In a statement today, it said the sector’s performance was driven by the positive growth in the civil engineering and special trade activities sub-sectors, which grew by 23.6 percent and 12.6 percent, respectively.

“However, the residential buildings and non-residential sub-sector growth declined to 7.6 percent and 4.8 percent respectively,” said chief statistician Mohd Uzir Mahidin.

During the second quarter, the civil engineering sub-sector continued to dominate the construction sector with a 41.7 percent share of construction works, followed by non-residential buildings (28.2 percent), residential buildings (25 percent) and special trades activities (5.1 percent).

The department also stated that the private sector continued to lead construction activities, accounting for 56.4 percent (RM20.1 billion) of works compared with the public sector’s share of 43.6 percent (RM15.5 billion).

- Bernama