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05.24.23

AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index Reflects Continued Weakness in Business Conditions in April

Architecture firms reported a modest decrease in April billings....
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04.19.23

After Five Straight Monthly Declines, AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) Reports Slightly Improved Business Conditions

WASHINGTON – April 19, 2023 – Architecture firms reported a modest increase in March billings. This positive news was tempered   by a slight decrease in new design contracts according to a new report released today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). March was the first time since last September in which billings improved. The billings score for March increased from...
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03.22.23

Architecture Billings Index (ABI) Slowdown Continues into February

WASHINGTON –March 22, 2023 – More architecture firms reported a decline in billings in February, indicating an extension of a recent downturn in design activity according to a new report released today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). The score for February fell slightly to 48.0 (any score below 50 indicates a decline in firm billings). However, inquiries into new...
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02.22.23

Architectural Billings Continue to Contract in 2023

WASHINGTON – February 22, 2023 – Fewer architecture firms report declining billings in January compared to billing activity in December, according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).  AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for January was 49.3* compared to 48.4 in December (any score below 50 indicates a decline in firm billings). Last month’s score...
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01.25.23

Architecture Billings Continue to Decline: ABI December 2022

Demand for design services from U.S. architecture firms continued to contract in December, according to a new report from the AIA....
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11.16.22

Demand for Design Services Decreases Considerably – October 2022 ABI

WASHINGTON – November 16, 2022 – Demand for design services from architecture firms softened considerably in October, according to a new report from The American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA’s Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for October was 47.7, the first decline in billings since January 2021 (any score below 50 indicates a decline in firm billings). Inquiries into new projects...
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