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Contractors’ Backlog Falls Sharply in May
While ABC's Construction Backlog Indicator fell in May 2025, it is up since this time last year.
By ABC
June 11, 2025
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Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction industry trade association established in 1950 with 67 chapters and more than 23,000 members. Founded on the merit shop philosophy, ABC helps members develop people, win work and deliver that work safely, ethically and profitably for the betterment of the communities in which ABC and its members work.
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