ARLINGTON, Va. — The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announced that its Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) for June was 77, the same score as May, remaining at the highest level in the three years that ACCA has been tracking HVAC contractors’ opinions on short-term business growth.

This is the third consecutive month that the CCI has been over 70. The CCI also shows that contractors are feeling more confident than they were 12 months ago when the CCI was 68.

The CCI is calculated based on a survey of the association’s HVAC 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.