May 4, 2015
The April Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) shows that contractors’ positive outlook on short-term growth is holding steady as they prepare for summer. ACCA began measuring contractor attitudes toward short-term economic growth with the CCI in February 2010.
For April 2015, the CCI is 82. The CCI also shows that contractors are feeling about the same as they were 12 months earlier when the CCI was 81.
The CCI is calculated based on a survey of the association’s contractor members, who are asked how positive they feel about new business prospects, existing business activity, and expected staffing decisions in the short-term future. Weighted and averaged into one number, a CCI of 50 or above reflects anticipated growth.
The CCI is released prior to the start of each month; the next index number will be released during the last week of May.