The AVP Pulse Index this month rose 1.5% month-over-month, while increasing 6% year-over-year; and 15.3% over the past 36 months. The proprietary AVP Pulse Index – a joint effort between mergers and acquisition advisors Allen-Villere Partners and Rock Products – illustrates the health of the industry in one single trend line, using relevant data that is updated monthly or quarterly.
“Some very big swings to the positive were in the Architecture Billings Index (+12.8%), the Construction Backlog Indicator (+6.2%), and the positive movement upwards in the Industry Stocks (+9.9%),” stated Pierre Villere of Allen-Villere Partners. “With the exception of only one indicator that had not been released by the Federal Government at press time, all other government-related indicators were included in this month’s calculations for the first time since the government shutdown.
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