Did you know that Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) publishes a monthly Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI)?  The CBI is described as “a forward-looking national economic indicator that reflects the amount of work that will be performed by commercial and industrial contractors in the months ahead.”
 
This national economic data is published monthly. It’s a reliable economic indicator offering specificity focused on the U.S. commercial and institutional, industrial, and infrastructure construction industries.
 
Full reports are available from April – May 2009 to date. You will find individual charts and graphs for each month when you log on to the ABC Web site at http://www.abc.org/Hot_Links/Construction_Backlog_Indicator.aspx

Keith Rhodus, Region Sales Manager, Volvo Rents