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Statistics and facts about construction in the U.S.
 

Statistics and facts about construction in the U.S.

by Isabel Wagner

With a market share of around 10 percent, the U.S. construction market was the second largest construction market worldwide in 2010. Bechtel is currently the largest U.S.-based construction firm. The construction and engineering company with headquarters in San Francisco was the only North American company to rank among the world’s biggest construction contractors, based on 2011 revenue. This particular ranking was dominated by Chinese and European contractors.

In the United States, private construction spending reached around 492 billion U.S. dollars in 2010. The U.S. construction sector employed 7,185 production workers that year. New construction put in place is forecast to exceed one trillion U.S. dollars by 2015. Photo: istockphoto.com / grapix
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The world's largest construction machinery manufacturers in 2012, based on sales (in billion U.S. dollars)
show statistic		Caterpillar (U.S.)40.49
Size of the global construction equipment market from 2008 to 2010 with projections through 2015 (in billion U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2015*145.30
Market share of construction equipment companies in North America in 2011
show statistic		Caterpillar32.00%
Global Construction Market Overview
 
Distribution of the global construction market in 2010, by region
show statistic		China13.00%
The largest construction contractors worldwide in 2011, based on total revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)
show statistic		China Railway Group Ltd.79.90
The world's largest construction machinery manufacturers in 2012, based on sales (in billion U.S. dollars)
show statistic		Caterpillar (U.S.)40.49
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Construction in the United States
 
Value added of the U.S. construction industry as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product between 2007 and 2012
show statistic		20123.60%
U.S. construction spending from 1990 to 2012, by sector (in billion U.S. dollars)
show statistic		'12, Public sector271
Number of production workers within the U.S. construction industry from 1998 to 2011 (in 1,000s)
show statistic		20117107
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Residential Construction in the United States
 
U.S. construction market's revenue share in 2011, by sector
show statistic		General building41.60%
Total value of new private construction put in place in the U.S. from 1999 to 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2012*574.56
The largest U.S. home builders in 2011, based on revenue (in million U.S. dollars)
show statistic		Meritage Homes Corporation860.88
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Non-residential Construction in the United States
 
Value of U.S. local and state government non-residential construction put in place from 2002 to 2011 (in billion U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2011*248.50
Value of U.S. local and state government commercial construction put in place from 2002 to 2011 (in million U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2011, Total commercial construction1797
Value of new private non-residential buildings put in place in the U.S. from 1999 to 2011 (in million U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2011**268721
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U.S. Construction Market Outlook
 
Forecast for new construction put in place in the U.S. from 2011 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
show statistic		20161115.41
Forecast for new residential construction put in place in the U.S. from 2011 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
show statistic		2016401.44
Forecast for new non-residential construction put in place in the U.S. from 2011 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*
show statistic		2016432.87
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