Services, manufacturing underpin 2Q GDP growth

The construction sector expanded by 40.3%, rebounding from a decrease of 10.4% due to higher specialised construction activities (58.1%) and civil engineering (50%).

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economic expansion of a higher-than-expected 16.1% in the second quarter (2Q, 2021) was underpinned by the services and manufacturing sectors, the Statistics Department said on Friday.

Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the services expanded by 13.4%, manufacturing reported a growth of 26.6%, construction 40.3% and mining 13.9% but agriculture reported a decline of 1.5%.