1997 Economic Census of Construction

1997 Construction Industry
Dollar Value of Business Done for Establishments with Payroll
by Kind of Business
New Mexico
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                                                             Dollar
                                                           Value of
Primary and Other                                          Business
Kind of Business Activity                                      Done
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Total                                                    $4,785,138

Building, developing, and general contracting, total     $1,335,195
  Building construction on land owned by others - 
    general contractor or design-builder                  2,553,327
  Building const. on land owned by you, for sale            425,109
  Construction management - buildings                        24,275
  Remodeling - general contractor or design-builder         226,274
  Subdividing/developing land owned by you 
    into lots for sale                                      106,210

Heavy construction, total                                  $750,491
  Excavation work, earthmoving or land clearing
     contractor, not connected with buildings                54,010
  Heavy construction contractor                             311,428
  Highway and street general contractor                     234,571
  Paving contractor - asphalt or concrete for
     highways, streets or airport runways                   126,553
  Rental of construction machinery or
    equipment to others, with an operator                    23,929

Special trade contractors, total                         $1,101,527
  Carpentry contractor 1/                                    29,205
  Concrete contractor, except paving
    of roads, highways, and streets                          62,465
  Drywall contractor                                         40,396
  Electric power installation and service
    contractor, including lighting                          212,427
  Electronic control systems installation
    and service, except environmental control                23,155
  Excavation work: earthmoving or land clearing
    contractor, connected with buildings                     82,112
  Fence construction contractor                              33,829
  Foundation contractor, concrete 1/                         27,389
  Framing contractor                                         30,114
  Heating, ventilation & air-conditioning contr. (HVAC)     112,704
  Insulation contractor                                      38,622
  Masonry contractor: brick or block                         39,867
  Painting contractor                                        32,550
  Plumbing contractor                                       107,373
  Roofing contractor                                         53,777
  Telecommunications installation and service               151,667
  Water well drilling contractor                             23,876

  Other construction activities, not 
    elsewhere classified                                    530,207

Other business activities secondary
  to construction activities, total                         $34,964

Kind of business activity, not specified by kind             32,754


1/   This variable contains one or more items with a sampling 
error in excess of 40%.

Note:  Data on relative standard error of estimate are available in the full 
report.  This report can be downloaded in pdf from the Census Bureau's web 
site at http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/97EC23.HTM.

Source:  U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1997 Economic Census,
Geographic Area Series, Construction, New Mexico.

Table Prepared by:  Bureau of Business and Economic Research, 
University of New Mexico.