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Firms in the Northeast and South reported the strongest backlogs.

Concerns over tariffs will factor heavily as the year continues.

Rate cuts have slowed in the first quarter of 2025, and experts predict rising materials costs ahead.

Construction executives report a boost in industry confidence on ENR’s latest Construction Industry Confidence Index survey. The index rose to a 55 rating this quarter, up from 47 in Q3.

Although CFMA CFOs see a brighter outlook for 2025.

The results of this quarter’s Construction Industry Confidence Index survey show a dip in confidence among construction industry executives.

For the first time since Q1 of 2022, construction industry executives report a stable and slightly growing market on ENR’s Construction Industry Confidence Index (CICI) survey.

Despite a surprisingly strong economy, construction industry executives report that they enter 2024 with much of the same trepidation they faced at the start of 2023.

ENR’s Construction Industry Confidence Index rose this quarter to its highest rating since Q1 of 2022, up six points to a nearly stable 46 rating.

ENR’s Construction Industry Confidence Index fell four points this quarter, to a rating of 40. Confidence in the current construction market is virtually unchanged, but execs have become more pessimistic about the short- and medium-term future.