KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's construction work done value rose 9 percent year on year to 49.5 billion ringgit (about 12.12 billion U.S. dollars) in the third quarter of 2026, accelerating from the 8.8 percent growth recorded in the previous quarter, official data showed on Thursday.
The expansion was mainly driven by the non-residential buildings sub-sector, which grew 21.1 percent, the Department of Statistics Malaysia said in a statement.
Special trade activities also sustained double-digit growth of 13.2 percent, while residential buildings and civil engineering recorded more moderate increases of 2.7 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively.
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the value of construction work done increased 3.6 percent in the third quarter, compared with 2.7 percent in the second quarter.
For the first nine months of 2026, the sector recorded a total value of 143.9 billion ringgit, up 8.8 percent from the corresponding period in 2025. However, growth moderated from 13.3 percent in the same period last year.
All sub-sectors registered positive growth, led by special trade activities at 18.3 percent and non-residential buildings at 15.8 percent. ■
