1 Table 2. Annual Value of Public Construction Put in Place in the United States: 1973 - 1977 (Millions of dollars) 0 Type of construction Current dollars Constant (1996) dollars 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 + TOTAL PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION..... 32348 38132 43293 43980 43083 100757 103164 105577 102518 95120 STATE AND LOCAL CONSTRUCTION. 27648 33042 37205 37196 35994 86058 89328 90584 86577 79404 TOTAL BUILDINGS............. 11665 13487 14249 13796 12512 38271 38684 38965 36185 30492 HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT.. 811 816 1074 994 1222 2815 2579 3114 2710 3011 EDUCATIONAL................ 6589 7263 7760 7238 6205 21525 20717 21119 18925 15099 HOSPITAL................... 845 1068 1486 1724 1511 2758 3044 4046 4507 3689 OTHER...................... 3420 4339 3928 3840 3574 11173 12343 10686 10044 8693 HIGHWAYS AND STREETS........ 10236 11808 12840 12032 12064 30350 30349 28329 25485 25157 CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT 356 495 622 1029 877 1092 1309 1438 2264 1821 SEWER SYSTEMS............... 1954 2682 4175 4704 4269 5991 7103 9724 10356 8859 WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES..... 1067 1381 1535 1443 1441 3190 3550 3559 3233 3025 MISCELLANEOUS NONBUILDING... 2370 3189 3784 4193 4831 7164 8333 8569 9054 10050 FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION......... 4700 5091 6088 6783 7088 14699 13836 14993 15941 15716 TOTAL BUILDINGS............. 1177 1302 1664 1894 2066 3867 3767 4579 4984 5041 HOUSING.................... 130 190 281 269 255 451 600 816 735 631 INDUSTRIAL................. 454 564 687 672 838 1479 1606 1872 1756 2041 EDUCATIONAL................ 58 47 16 6 10 190 135 43 16 24 HOSPITAL................... 156 170 262 361 410 508 485 713 943 998 OTHER...................... 379 331 417 587 553 1239 942 1135 1533 1347 HIGHWAYS AND STREETS........ 269 257 307 339 396 799 664 681 718 825 MILITARY FACILITIES......... 1167 1186 1389 1630 1429 3633 3221 3391 3814 3214 CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT 1955 2246 2638 2839 3088 6000 5920 6136 6251 6409 MISCELLANEOUS CONSTRUCTION.. 133 100 90 81 109 400 264 205 175 226