Economic Report 2013/2014: Construction remains robust

For Budget day use....Housing and Property around Bangsar area getting more pricing in 2013.- Art Chen / The Star. 21 Oct, 2013.

GROWTH in the construction sector remains robust, with value-add growing 12% between January and June, due to ongoing civil engineering and residential activities.

The total value of construction work during the first half of the year rose 13.8% to RM43.3bil, with the highest share contributed by civil engineering at 36.1%, followed by the non-residential (31.9%) and residential (27.5%) subsectors.