August 1, 2016
The July Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) shows that contractors are feeling positive about their short-term growth prospects, as the summer heats up. ACCA began measuring contractor attitudes toward short-term economic growth with the CCI in February 2010.
For July 2016, the CCI is 77. The CCI also shows that contractors are feeling slightly less positive than they were 12 months earlier when the CCI was 80.
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 August.