The latest AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for November has recorded a second consecutive flat reading. The slight decrease to 49.6 indicates a near-equal balance between the number of firms experiencing a decrease in billings versus those seeing increases. Inquiries into new... View full entry

The new AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for the month of October has recorded a flat (50.3) reading, ending its 20-month streak of consecutive declines. This score indicates a balance between the number of firms experiencing a decrease in billings and those seeing an increase... View full entry

The latest AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index has shown a continued decline in billings through last month. The September ABI remains at 45.7, where it also sat in August. Any score below 50.0 indicates a decline. The findings mark the twentieth consecutive month of declines in the ABI... View full entry

The newest AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index reporting has shown a continued stasis of weak conditions for firms nationally. The August ABI is now 45.7, down from the 48.2 figure that was recorded for July (any score below 50.0 indicates a decline). This is now the nineteenth... View full entry

The latest AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for July has shown a continued state of soft business conditions at firms across the country, with a score of 48.2. This constitutes fewer reported declines and a minor improvement over June’s score of 46.4. Contracts decreased for the... View full entry

The latest AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for June has indicated a continuation of soft business conditions for firms, with a new recorded score of 46.4 (any score below 50 indicates a decline).  The number is slightly higher than May's score of 42.4, which represented a new... View full entry

The latest economic data revealed by the new AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index for May has indicated a sharp decline to a score of 42.4, representing a new low point for the index after a year and a half of weak performances. "The decline in the May ABI score continues a year and a half of... View full entry

The new AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for April has reported a new score of 48.3, indicating a continued decrease in economic activity while posting an improvement over March’s previously reported total of 43.6. For the month, inquiries into new projects continued to increase... View full entry

The AIA/Deltek’s latest Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for the month of March has posted a decline to a score of 43.6. The new figures indicate a reversal of February’s “most modest easing.”  The AIA says: "This shows that clients are interested in starting new projects but remain... View full entry

New data from the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for the month of February has revealed a continued decline to a new score of 49.5. The figure, however, represents the "most modest easing" since July 2023 (any score below 50 indicates a decline), suggesting an improvement over the... View full entry

The latest data contained in the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) for the month of January has shown a slight increase from December's 45.4 total to a new score of 46.2, signaling a continued weakening in business conditions as we enter 2024 following a year of heavy economic... View full entry

The new December Architecture Billings Index from the American Institute of Architects has shown a continued decline in business conditions to end the year 2023. The new index score of 45.4 was essentially left flat from November’s totals (any score below 50 indicates a decline) though there... View full entry

The architecture industry was impacted this year by market volatility, rising interest rates, and evolving labor dynamics. This unusual business climate was reflected not only in the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) and the Dodge Momentum Index (DMI) but also in the pattern of job... View full entry

The American Institute of Architects has released new Architecture Billings Index data for the month of November, indicating a further softening of business conditions with a score below 50 recorded for what is now the fourth month in a row.  The new 45.3 score for the month is still a full... View full entry

The newly-released Architecture Billings Index from the American Institute of Architects has indicated a significant decline in billings after posting a total score under 50 for the third month in a row. The October score of 44.3 offers a slight decrease from September’s total of 44.8. The West... View full entry