Routine maintenance in last year

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001706",
  "term": "Routine maintenance in last year",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "In the American Housing Survey, routine maintenance consists of regular maintenance activities necessary for the preventive care of the structure, property, and fixed equipment items. Included are such things as painting; papering; floor sanding; restoring of shingles; fixing water pipes; replacing parts of large equipment, such as a furnace; repairing fences, gutters, sidewalks, decks or patios; removing dangerous trees; or termite inspection. Housecleaning is not included. Routine maintenance does not include work reported under the section on replacements and alterations. Medians for routine maintenance are rounded to the nearest dollar.",
  "see_also": [
    "Home improvement"
  ],
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/routine-maintenance-in-last-year/"
}