Construction industry in China

• Main Author: Chong, Chin Hin.
• Other Authors: Chew, David Ah Seng
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Construction management
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/19508
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

China's construction industry is huge. As in 1988, it employs more than 25 million people. It has an annual output of about 286.1 billion yuan (or US$64 billion in the same year) and accounts for 9.8% of GDP. It has been growing at an average rate of 18% since 1979. The high growth rate indicat...