Table 1.
Contribution of the construction industry to local economic development by countries
| Contribution of the construction industry at local currency (proportion of the total GDP) |
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| Year | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Japan (billion yen) | 32 333 (6.6%) | 32 954 (6.6%) | 31 861 (6.4%) | 31 849 (6.3%) | 31 444 (6.1%) | 30 924 (6.1%) |
| Hong Kong (million HK$) | 44 910 (3.6%) | 40 376 (3.1%) | 38 538 (2.8%) | 38 688 (2.6%) | 40 153 (2.5%) | 47 922 (2.9%) |
| Mainland China (billion yuan) | 749.1 (5.5%) | 869.4 (5.4%) | 1036.7 (5.6%) | 1240.9 (5.7%) | 1529.7 (5.8%) | 1874.3 (6.0%) |
| Malaysia (million ringgit) | 15 200 (3.6%) | 15 458 (3.3%) | 15 680 (3.0%) | 15 976 (2.8%) | 18 177 (2.8%) | 20 606 (2.8%) |
| Singapore (million SGD) | Data not available | Data not available | 6275.3 (3.0%) | 6542.1 (2.8%) | 7898.2 (3.0%) | 11 342.4 (4.1%) |
| South Korea (billion won) | 54 818 (7.1%) | 57 833 (7.0%) | 59 285 (6.9%) | 61 359 (6.8%) | 64 979 (6.7%) | 64 612 (6.3%) |
| Taiwan (billion NT$) | 253.5 (2.4%) | 288.1 (2.5%) | 284.8 (2.4%) | 332.4 (2.7%) | 357.6 (2.8%) | 363.3 (2.9%) |
| Thailand (billion baht) | 174.7 (3.0%) | 194.5 (3.0%) | 214.0 (3.0%) | 234.5 (2.9%) | 249.3 (2.9%) | 260.7 (2.7%) |