The phrase "a construction sector" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the industry or field related to building and infrastructure development.
Example: "The government is investing heavily in a construction sector to boost the economy and create jobs."
Alternatives: "the building industry" or "the construction industry".
A construction sector slip did little for either the FTSE or pound this Wednesday morning.
Housebuilding activity has slipped for the first time in 18 months, adding further woes to a construction sector already suffering from stagnation in commercial work.
The two entities are based in the region of Valencia, which headed lending during the boom years to a construction sector that collapsed at the onset of the world financial crisis.
The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said a rise in disposable incomes, business investment and a construction sector boosted by a buoyant housing market would all accelerate the economic recovery in 2014.
With euro interest rates rising, the housing bubble could well burst, pulling the rug out from under a construction sector that accounts for 16% of GDP and 12% of employment".If we weren't in the euro zone, our inflation and external deficit would already have produced recession and devaluation," says Miguel Arias Cañete, economics spokesman for the opposition People's Party PPParty PP
Economic as well as environmental imperatives could drive consolidation, leading to a construction sector that is leaner, more skill-intensive and more IT-intensive.
The new government, in place since the end of 2014, has loudly rolled out the concept of smart cities, which it prescribes as a "cure all" for everything from a sagging construction sector to a means of attracting highly trained foreign workers and their capital.
With support from the Dutch government, Energiesprong dangled the carrot of secured long-term contracts for a market of up to 2.3m homes, and then asked a depressed construction sector what solutions they could come up with.
Cement companies are flush too, amid a booming construction sector.
Second, a diminishing construction sector threatens low-skilled jobs and may further increase inequality.
The current pace of construction activity is just about half of the annual $1.5 trillion level that economists believe would signal a healthy construction sector.
