ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Surges in March

Posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 9:45 AM By Donna Reichle

WASHINGTON, May 21—Associated Builders and Contractors reports that its monthly Construction Backlog Indicator expanded to 9.5 months in March 2019, up 0.7 months or 8.8% since February 2019 when CBI stood at 8.8 months.

ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Rebounds in February

Posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 9:26 AM By Rachel O'Grady

WASHINGTON, April 16—Associated Builders and Contractors reported today that its Construction Backlog Indicator expanded to 8.8 months in February 2019, up 0.7 months or 8.2% from January 2019, when the backlog dipped to 8.1 months.

Construction Backlog Surges, Sets Record in Third Quarter, ABC Says

Posted on Monday, December 11, 2017 9:29 AM By Donna Reichle

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11—Providing more evidence of a strengthening economy, Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) set a record as it expanded to 9.45 months during the third quarter of 2017, up 9.8 percent from the second quarter to the longest backlog reading in the eight-year history of the series.  CBI is up by 0.8 months, or 9.2 percent, on a year-over-year basis.

ABC's Construction Backlog Indicator 'Returns to Earth' in Second Quarter

Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 9:52 AM By Donna Reichle

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18—Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today reported its Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) fell to 8.6 months during the second quarter of 2017, down 4.1 percent from the first quarter of 2017. CBI is up by 0.1 months, or 1.4 percent, on a year-over-year basis.

ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Rebounds in 2017

Posted on Monday, June 19, 2017 1:50 PM By Donna Reichle

ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Rebounds in 2017;
All Categories Experience Gains During First Quarter
 
WASHINGTON, June 21-- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) rose to 9 months during the first quarter of 2017, up 8.1 percent from the fourth quarter of 2016. CBI is up by 0.4 months, or 4 percent, on a year-over-year basis.

ABC's Construction Backlog Indicator Fell to End 2016

Posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 8:00 AM By Donna Reichle

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 14—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, down 16.8 percent to an average backlog of 5.5 months.

Weather, Additional Issues Lead to 3.2 Percent Decline in Construction Backlog Indicator

Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 9:00 AM By Rachel O'Grady

Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) declined 3.2 percent during the first quarter of 2015. Construction firms report a revenue-weighted average CBI of 8.4 months, 0.3 months below the fourth quarter of 2014 reading. Year over year, CBI has increased 4 percent from the first quarter of 2014 backlog of 8.1 months.

Year-End Construction Backlog Drops 1 Percent

Posted on Monday, February 23, 2015 3:33 PM By Rachel O'Grady

According to Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), the Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) for the fourth quarter of 2014 declined 0.1 months, or 1 percent.  Despite the quarter-over-quarter decline, backlog ended the year at 8.7 months, which is still 4.4 percent higher than one year ago.