Demand for architectural design services has expanded for the seventeenth consecutive month, according to the latest economic report released by the American Institute of Architects. The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for June reached a score of 53.2, softening only slightly from May's score of 53.5 but continued to indicate overall healthy business parameters for the U.S. architecture industry.
While new project inquiries and design contracts also dipped a bit compared to the previous month, they remained in growth territory and reported scores of 58.2 and 52.2, respectively.
"Ongoing project activity at architecture firms as well as new work coming online remains strong, pushing project backlogs up to seven months on average nationally," said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, Ph.D. "In spite of heavy workloads, employment at architecture firms has stabilized, suggesting that adding new employees is becoming even more challenging as the building construction sector continues to recover."
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