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ABI Returns to Pre-Recession Level

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ABI Returns to Pre-Recession Level

Architectural spending has reached its highest level since 2007, according to the July Architectural Billings Index.

Compiled by the American Institute of Architects, the ABI is a leading economic indicator for construction: It takes approximately nine months to a year between architecture billings and construction spending.

“The key to a more widespread boost in design activity continues to be the institutional sector which is starting to exhibit signs of life after languishing for the better part of the last five-plus years,” said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker.

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