1 Table 2. Annual Value of Public Construction Put in Place in the United States: 1968 - 1972 (Millions of dollars) 0 Type of construction Current dollars Constant (1996) dollars 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 + TOTAL PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION..... 27437 27793 27908 29699 30030 123065 116693 107101 105623 100786 STATE AND LOCAL CONSTRUCTION. 24238 24643 24798 25889 25786 108825 103500 95144 92049 86535 TOTAL BUILDINGS............. 9503 10224 9753 10320 10368 44968 44792 40180 39246 36771 HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT.. 686 907 1013 1013 732 3232 4029 4378 4150 2791 EDUCATIONAL................ 6047 5856 5604 5544 5694 28635 25619 22952 20903 20068 HOSPITAL................... 629 708 708 832 849 2978 3092 2906 3135 3000 OTHER...................... 2141 2754 2428 2932 3094 10124 12053 9944 11058 10912 HIGHWAYS AND STREETS........ 9088 9039 9728 10369 10130 39180 36559 34906 34677 32510 CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT 610 591 540 451 409 2617 2403 2037 1576 1337 SEWER SYSTEMS............... 1551 1342 1543 1829 1700 6649 5462 5806 6384 5569 WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES..... 1514 1336 1093 997 1077 6935 5700 4331 3580 3534 MISCELLANEOUS NONBUILDING... 1972 2111 2142 1924 2103 8476 8584 7885 6585 6814 FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION......... 3199 3150 3110 3810 4244 14240 13193 11956 13574 14251 TOTAL BUILDINGS............. 768 842 720 903 983 3637 3689 2970 3438 3510 HOUSING.................... 60 139 93 124 142 283 618 403 504 543 INDUSTRIAL................. 351 358 316 402 389 1662 1568 1292 1516 1372 EDUCATIONAL................ 14 11 16 17 25 67 50 64 65 87 HOSPITAL................... 69 95 130 150 158 327 414 532 565 559 OTHER...................... 274 238 166 210 269 1298 1040 678 789 949 HIGHWAYS AND STREETS........ 233 213 254 288 299 1004 860 913 962 959 MILITARY FACILITIES......... 808 877 717 901 1088 3636 3692 2744 3190 3651 CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT 1363 1189 1367 1646 1761 5846 4832 5142 5741 5763 MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION.. 27 29 51 71 114 116 120 187 243 368