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ABC's backlog indicator fell 0.6 months to 8.1 in October, as firms without data center work dropped to 7.6 months and those with it rose to 11.5.
8.1 October 2026 · -6.9% on the month · -3.6% on the year
Backlog fell to 8.1 months after two monthly gains
ABC Construction Backlog Indicator, months of work under contract, October 2024 to October 2026
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Dividing Census spending by a BLS construction price index separates price from volume, for national data and for your own revenue and backlog.
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Heating degree days, an enclosure's heat-loss rate and EIA propane prices turn winter temporary heat into a monthly fuel budget.
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The Dodge Momentum Index fell 9.0% in October to 260.4, its first year-over-year decline in 13 releases, as data center and warehouse planning slowed.
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BLS says construction employment fell by 3,000 to 8,367,000 in October 2026 as residential specialty trade contractors cut 15,200 jobs.
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BLS fatal injury rates by trade turn a contractor's hours by occupation into a blended rate that shows which crews carry its fatality exposure.
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The NWS wind chill formula and the ACGIH work/warm-up schedule turn a cold-day forecast into break minutes and crew hours a contractor can budget.
| Date | Trend | Category | Title | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data | Census revises August building permits up to 1,403,000, still below July | Census revised August building permits to a 1,403,000 annual rate, up from the preliminary estimate but 2.1% below July. |