ABC Survey: Contractor Backlog Increased In June

The Related Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Development Backlog Indicator rose to eight.7 months in June, in response to a member survey, the affiliation announced. The determine is up by 0.3 months in comparison with each Could 2025 and June 2024.

“Regardless of a big selection of headwinds and disappointing development spending information in current months, backlog rebounded to eight.7 months in June, the identical stage as in April,” stated ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu in an announcement.

Corporations with greater than $100 million in annual income recorded the best backlog, at 11.9 months, whereas corporations with income beneath $30 million averaged an 8-month backlog, the bottom backlog reported by income measurement.

Regionally, contractors within the Northeast and South areas reported the best backlog, at 9.2 and 9.4 months, respectively. ABC’s Center States area recorded the bottom backlog, at 7.3 months.

“The sturdiness of contractor backlog is partially because of the ongoing increase in information middle development; 1 in 7 ABC members is at present below contract to carry out work on a knowledge middle,” Basu famous.

“Along with longer backlog, contractors stay broadly optimistic, with 3 in 5 contractors anticipating their gross sales to rise throughout the second half of 2025,” Basu stated, including that financial uncertainty persists.

“Notably, this survey predates the latest commerce coverage bulletins, and 1 in 5 contractors had a mission interrupted or paused as a result of tariffs in June,” he stated. “With a few of the latest import taxes placing upward stress on development enter costs, revenue margin expectations might face stress within the months to come back.”