International construction projects account for a significant portion of revenue for contractors from the U.S. and many other countries. Although domestic, international and global revenues are published and available for the largest global construction corporations; we lack a comprehensive study of construction historical market share trends. The goal of this study was to conduct an in-depth study of global and domestic trends over the most recent 15 year period. To examine this, we created a database containing financial figures of the top 225 global contractors from 1994 to 2011, as published in Engineering News Record. Trends in global growth were compared against trends of global market share for the 7 countries with the largest shares. Additionally, the total domestic and total international revenue trends were compared to illustrate the globalization of the construction industry. The results reveal that the global market is growing; however, domestic construction companies' hold on domestic markets may be weakening. Furthermore, the analysis suggests that the global construction industry has entered into a new era in which globalization is the dominant means of expansion.
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