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Goods and services deficit up 18.5 percent year-over-year.
U.S. construction industry employed 246,000 more workers than in March 2017.
PMI registers 57.3%; Prices Index hits highest level since April 2011.
But growth decelerates, according to first estimate from BEA.
Index points to moderating U.S. economic growth.
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Robert W. Baird & Co., in partnership with Modern Distribution Management, conducted a survey of more than 500 distributors and manufacturers to gauge business trends and the outlook for the distribution industry in diverse sectors. Here is a summary of first-quarter 2018 results and distributor and manufacturer expectations for 2018.
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- First-quarter revenue & pricing trends for wholesale distribution
- Revenue forecasts for 2018
- Sector-specific trends for 19 sectors
- Inventory levels
- How steel/aluminum tariffs will impact distributors
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Manufacturing sees highest increase since 2011, according to new BEA data.
Upward trend points to continued growth in U.S. economy.
MDM in June will publish its annual listing of the 40 largest industrial distributors in North America
Momentum continues as total industrial production rises 4.3% compared to a year ago.
Housing starts rise nearly 2 percent compared to February, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Higher transportation equipment sales drive growth in February.
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But year-over-year comparisons fare better, with prices rising 2.6 percent nationally.
Results from our first-quarter Baird Industrial Distribution Survey
Distributor e-commerce reached a remarkable tipping point in 2017: The percentage of distributors deriving more than a tenth of total revenues from e-commerce grew from 34 to 41 percent. In this article, we explore additional findings around the channels distributors use to drive e-commerce demand as well as their satisfaction with the returns on their e-commerce investments.
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