$4 trillion
In 2012, global construction spending was about:
Global construction spending roughly tripled over the following decade.
Source: Wikipedia: Construction (2012) en.wikipedia.org
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$1.581 trillion
As of 2018, the United States was the world's second-largest construction market, with output of about:
Only one country's construction market was larger than the U.S. at the time.
Source: Wikipedia: Construction (2018) en.wikipedia.org
about $1.4 trillion
In February 2020, about how much construction work was in progress in the US?
This was just before the pandemic disrupted construction activity worldwide.
Source: Wikipedia: Construction (2020) en.wikipedia.org
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