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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Falls To Four-Year Low in January; Contractor Confidence Grows

by Associated Builders and Contractors on February 10, 2026

Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.0 months in January, according to an ABC member survey conducted Jan. 20 to Feb. 3. The reading is down 0.2 months from December and 0.4 months from January 2025. View the full Construction Backlog Indicator and Construction Confidence Index data series. Backlog…

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ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Hits a New High; 2018 Poised to Be a Very Strong Year for Construction Spending

by Associated Builders and Contractors on March 19, 2018

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) expanded to 9.67 months during the fourth quarter of 2017 — its highest level ever and a 2.25 percent increase from the prior quarter. Backlog records were broken in the Northeast region, the commercial/industrial segment and among firms with $30 to $50…

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ABC, CBI, Construction Backlog Indicator

ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Fell to End 2016

by Associated Builders & Contractors on March 16, 2017

Construction backlog fell by 4 percent during the last quarter of 2016, according to the latest Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) released today by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). Contractors in each segment surveyed—commercial/institutional, infrastructure and heavy industrial—all saw lower backlog during the fourth quarter, with firms in the heavy industrial segment experiencing the largest drop,…

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