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Forecast: Economy to Grow in 2018

The Institute for Supply Management provides a semiannual forecast that distributors can use to gauge the health and expectations of manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. This article provides the highlights from the latest forecast, which was released in December.

This article includes:

  • Economic growth expectations for 2018
  • Manufacturing sector expectations
  • Non-manufacturing sector expectations

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  • MDM-Baird Distribution Survey: Storms Stunt Distributor Growth
  • Distributors Up Search Marketing Efforts
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Top Trends for 2018
Distributor fortunes improved last year and are projected to continue through the first half of 2018 but the rest of the year remains uncertain, as economists project the economy to slow in the third and fourth quarters before enduring a more drastic decline in 2019.This article includes:

  • A mostly upbeat outlook will take a downward turn later in the year.
  • The Amazon Threat
  • Addressing the talent gao

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  • Distributors Up Search Marketing Efforts
  • Amazon Business: The Burning E-Platform
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Download this Issue in PDF: December 25, 2017

This is the PDF of this issue of Modern Distribution Management.

Table of Contents:

  • How Should Distribution Respond to Amazon Business?
  • Commentary: An Industry at an Inflection Point
  • Top Trends for 2018
  • Forecast: Economy to Grow in 2018
  • Monthly Wholesale Trade Data: October 2017
  • MDM Industrial Inflation Index: November 2017
  • MDM News Digest 4724

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