Construction Backlog, Contractor Confidence Outpace Year-Ago Levels in March

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Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.6 months in March, according to an ABC member survey conducted March 23 to April 6. The reading is up 0.5 months from February and up 0.1 months from March 2025. View ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index for March. View the full Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index data series. The 15% of ABC member contractor respondents under contract to perform work on data centers had significantly longer backlog (10.6 months) than the 85% of contractors who are not (8.3 months). ABC’s Construction Confidence Index readings for profit margins … Read more

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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Rebounds

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Associated Builders and Contractors reported its Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 8.2 months in March from 8.1 months in February, according to an ABC member survey conducted March 20-April 3. The reading is down 0.5 months from March 2023. View ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index tables for March. View the full Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index data series. Backlog is down over the past year for every region except for the Middle States, which now has the second largest backlog of any region. The South continues to have the largest backlog despite a large decline … Read more

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Backlog Skyrockets for Largest Firms in Q2, Falls to 8.5 Months Overall

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Construction backlog for large contractors reached a new peak of 14.06 months during the second quarter of 2016 according to the Associated Builders and Contractors Construction Backlog Indicator recently released. The new high for companies with annual revenue above $100 million shattered the previous high of 12.25 months for any revenue segment, which was recorded in the first quarter of 2016 and second quarter of 2013. Nationally, average backlog fell to 8.5 months during the second quarter, down 1.6 percent from the prior quarter. CBI remained virtually unchanged on a year-over-year basis, signaling that growth in the … Read more

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