Average construction backlogs rose to eight months in the third quarter, up 3.5% from the previous quarter, and the second consecutive quarter of such growth, according to data compiled by the Washington, D.C.-based Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).
Midwest backlogs also rose for a second consecutive quarter – from 6.50 months to 6.97 months -- but continued to lag averages in the West (8.93 months), South (8.45 months) and Northeast (7.62 months).