But even as CM and design-build continue to increase their presence in the market, they have reached a level of maturity where they are subject to the broader market trends. The numbers for ENR's Top 100 Design-Build Firms reflect this. Despite the increasing acceptance of design-build among owners, particularly in the public sector, revenue for the Top 100 Design-Build Firms fell 8.0% in 2001, to $47.86 billion, from $52.01 billion in 2000. This is a reflection of a general fall-off in the international market. In the U.S., revenue for the Top 100 grew modestly from $36.34 billion in 2000 to $36.49 billion in 2001.
The ENR Top 100 CM-for-Fee Firms experienced a similar pattern. The Top 100 CM-for-Fee Firms saw their revenue decline 0.8% in 2001, to $5.60 billion from $5.65 billion in 2000. As with the design-build firms, the markets abroad were responsible for the drop, as international revenue declined 12.0%, to $1.45 billion, in 2001. Agency CM revenue rose 3.6% domestically in 2001, to $4.15 billion. It was the "pure" agency CM firms that led the way among the Top 100, increasing their revenue by 23.3% last year over 2000.