Contractors Expect Growth in 2010

The Service Roundtable Contractor Expectation Index is 79 for 2010, indicating a broad expectation of business expansion among the home service trades (an index above 50 reflects positive expectations). The index includes the outlook of air conditioning, electrical, and plumbing contractors in the residential service market.


Expectations are strongest among plumbing contractors at 84. Electrical contractors follow closely at 83. Air conditioning contractor expectations are 78. When contractors who were expecting a better year in 2010 were asked why they see improvement, the most common answer was an increase in marketing on the part of the contractor, particularly to existing customers.

Read the press release at the Service Roundtable.