State of the Industry: Market Size and Forecasts of the US Construction Sector

Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• Market and Industry Trends
  • Overview of Market Trends
  • Overview of Technology Trends
    • Key Trends: Wireless and Web?c
    • Emerging Trends: Advanced Technologies?c
    • Key Applications?c
    • Recommendations: Addressing Opportunities?c
    • Near-term Opportunities
• Methodology
  • Forecasting Techniques
  • Definitions
  • Structured Research Sources
    • Telecom 2002-2003
    • IT Purchasing, 2003
    • US Census Bureau
    • US Bureau of Labor Statistics
    • Bureau of Economic Analysis
    • Department of Commerce
    • Industry Trends
• Construction Industry Demographics
  • Number of Firms
  • Number of Employees
• Perceptions?c
  • Perceptions of Economic Performance
  • Perceptions of Operating Performance
• Demographics by Major Group
  • Firms
  • Employment
  • Segmentation of Firms by Major Group
  • Segmentation of Employees by Major Group
  • General Building Contractors
    • Definition
    • Demographics
    • Industry Trends
    • General Building Contractors in the US Business Market
  • Heavy Construction, Except Building
    • Definition
    • Demographics
    • Industry Trends
    • Heavy Construction in the US Business Market
  • Special Trade Contractors (STC)
    • Definition
    • Demographics
    • Industry Trends
    • Special Trade Contractors in the US Business Market
• Conclusion

List of Tables

• Table 1. Number of Firms – Construction Industry, 2003-2008
• Table 2. Number of Employees (EMP) – Construction Industry, 2003-2008
• Table 3. Number of Firms and Employees by Major Group – Construction Industry, 2004
• Table 4. Segmentation of Firms by Major Group and Size of Business – Construction Industry, 2004
• Table 5. Segmentation of Employment by Major Group and Size of Business – Construction Industry, 2004
• Table 6. Number of General Building Contractor Firms and Employees – US Business Market, 2004
• Table 7. Number of Heavy Construction Firms and Employees – US Business Market, 2004
• Table 8. Number of Special Trade Contractors Firms and Employees – US Business Market, 2004
• Table 9. Number of Special Trade Contractor Firms and Employment by Industry Group – US Business Market, 2004

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Number of Firms and Employees (In Millions) – Construction Industry, 2003-2008
• Figure 2. Perceptions of the US Economy (Unweighted) – Construction Industry, 2003
• Figure 3. Perceptions of Operating/Financial Performance (Unweighted) – Construction Industry, 2003
• Figure 4. Number of Firms (In Thousands): General Building Contractors – US Business Market, 2002-2008
• Figure 5. Number of Employees (In Millions): General Building Contractors – US Business Market, 2002-2008
• Figure 6. Number of Firms (In Thousands): Heavy Construction – US Business Market, 2002-2008
• Figure 7. Number of Employees (In Thousands): Heavy Construction – US Business Market, 2002-2008
• Figure 8. Number of Firms (In Thousands): Special Trade Contractors – US Business Market, 2002-2008
• Figure 9. Number of Employees (In Millions): Special Trade Contractors – US Business Market, 2002-2008