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    October 1, 2025

    Quarterly Contractor Business Sentiment Tracker - 2025 Q3

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    Projects over $100K dropped to a five-quarter low, while $1K–$5K jobs gained ground
    43% of contractors report labor availability challenges this quarter
    Just 50% of contractors expect growth – down from last quarter and 2024 levels
    Nearly 1 in 2 contractors cite competitive bids as their top challenge
    Outdoor-focused product purchases climbed in Q2 as exterior project demand rose

    The con­struc­tion indus­try is con­tin­u­al­ly shaped by a vari­ety of fac­tors that influ­ence con­trac­tors’ oper­a­tions and strate­gic deci­sion-mak­ing. The HIRI Quar­ter­ly Con­trac­tor Busi­ness Sen­ti­ment Track­er study seeks to eval­u­ate the impact of broad­er eco­nom­ic trends, mar­ket con­di­tions, inter­est rates, and the over­all health of the hous­ing indus­try on con­trac­tors’ busi­ness­es and more…

    Objectives

    Eval­u­ate how broad­er eco­nom­ic trends, mar­ket con­di­tions, inter­est rates, and the hous­ing indus­try’s health affect con­trac­tors’ oper­a­tions and strate­gic decision-making.

    Under­stand the types of projects con­trac­tors are engaged in along with the evo­lu­tion of these engage­ments over time.
    Explore labor short­ages, mate­r­i­al avail­abil­i­ty issues, and the adop­tion of new tech­nolo­gies, assess­ing their impact on effi­cien­cy, pro­duc­tiv­i­ty, and project timelines.
    Inves­ti­gate the chal­lenges faced dur­ing dif­fer­ent project phas­es (bid­ding, exe­cu­tion, com­ple­tion) and assess con­trac­tors’ sat­is­fac­tion lev­els with key stake­hold­ers (home­own­ers, man­u­fac­tur­ers, suppliers.
    Deter­mine con­trac­tors’ cur­rent project back­log, antic­i­pat­ed future work­load, and emerg­ing project trends.

    Past Iterations

    HIRI Quarterly Contractor Business Sentiment Tracker Report Q3 2025

    Research Files

    Cross Tabulations

    HIRI Quarterly Contractor Business Sentiment Tracker Banner 1 Trade Region Revenue Area Q3 2025
    HIRI Quarterly Contractor Business Sentiment Tracker Banner 2 Products Purchased Q3 2025
    HIRI Quarterly Contractor Business Sentiment Tracker Banner 3 Summary by Qtr Q3 2025

    Data File

    HIRI Quarterly Contractor Business Sentiment Tracker SPSS File Q3 2025
    HIRI Quarterly Contractor Business Sentiment Tracker Detailed Data Q3 2025

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