US contractors ‘unfazed’ by price rises as data centre boom continues
14 April 2026
Construction crews work on a data centre in the USA (Image: USA Today Network via Reuters Connect)
US contractors enjoyed bigger backlogs and higher levels of confidence in March than they did in February, even as prices increase in the wake of the Iran war.
That’s according to new surveys and analysis from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).
The ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.6 months in March, according to a survey conducted between 23 March and 6 April. That reading was an increase of 0.5 months on February and 0.1 months on March…
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