Construction Backlog Spikes in Second Quarter, Poised to Continue Rise
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) reached an all-time high in the second quarter of 2014. The CBI improved 5.4 percent following a 2.8 percent decline...
View ArticleABC’s Backlog Indicator Again Reaches All-Time High
While the backlog in construction was strong in the second quarter, it was even more robust in the third, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). ABC’s Construction Backlog...
View ArticleCBI Dips Slightly in Final Quarter of 2014
The Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) declined 1 percent, or 0.1 months, in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The backlog, however, ended the year...
View ArticleCBI Declines in First Quarter
Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) declined 3.2 percent during the first quarter of 2015. The dip is the result of “weather and a myriad of other factors”...
View ArticleSouth Produces Record Backlog
The third quarter was a big one for commercial and industrial construction backlog in the South. Project backlog in the region reached 10.3 months, the highest reading in the history of the...
View ArticleCBI Dips at End of 2016
Construction backlog fell by 4 percent during the last quarter of 2016, according to the latest Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) released by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). Contractors...
View ArticleConstruction Backlog Increases in Early 2017
The Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) increased to nine months during the first quarter of 2017, up 8.1 percent from the fourth quarter of 2016. The CBI...
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