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Architecture firms are reporting a decline in firm billings as concerns about broad economy and tariffs affect commercial real estate development and expenses.
The AIA/Deltech Architecture Billings Index (ABI) remained in a negative field in the negative field in June with a score of 46.8, below 47.2 in May. Anything below 50 is considered a negative feeling.
“The commercial situation was soft nationwide in June, with a slight billing increase in the south for the first time since October,” said Carmeit Baker, the Chief Economist of AIA of the American Institute of Architects. “Billings saw a decline in other regions, although at a slow pace. While all expertise experienced soft billing, the decline for commercial/industrial and institutional firms slowed down. Multifamily firms faced the weakest conditions, with further decline.”
A bright place was interrogating in new projects, which increased the second consecutive month and increased at the strongest pace since the last decline with a score of 53.6. This shows that customers are starting to send requests for proposals and will start working with architecture firms on potential projects.
AIA notes that this inquiry is not necessarily translated into actual projects. The value of the new signed design contracts also fell for the 16th month. Billings are unlikely to improve unless the value of these new design contracts also sees the advantage.
AIA also forecast its mider:
First good news: Despite persisful high long -term interest rates, above the target of the Federal Reserve Board, inflation rates, consumer confidence scores falling, depressing levels of home construction activity, increasing tariff rates for several inputs for construction, and construction makes the lack of construction out of restricted immigration policies, from where the restricted immigration policies, from where 2026 is felt.
Bad news: The approach to enter the year was very pessimistic.
The AIA estimates that overall expenses on non -residential buildings, not adjusted to inflation, will only increase by 1.7% this year and will increase very moderately by just 2% next year.
The expenditure on manufacturing facilities, which was a bright place in recent years, is now expected to fall by 2% this year, with an additional fall of 2.6% next year. Institutional features are expected to be the strongest area with an estimated advantage of 6.1% this year and another 3.8% in 2026.
In addition to a slow economy, unclear and constantly changing tariff policy is creating growing uncertainty in architect, engineer and construction service industry.
According to the report, “What will be the cost of products in the future, whether they will be available, will they be available, how can these changes affect their supply chain, and whether they will provoke a business war with exporting countries.
