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Annualized growth through September is 5.6 percent.
Construction spending up 0.3 percent from August.
Member sales up 11 percent for first nine months of year.
Index up to 125.9 in October from 120.6 in September.
Raw materials price index decreased 0.1 percent due to lower prices for animals and animal products.
Distributor accounts for almost a third of sales among suppliers.
Latest MDM-Baird survey shows 3.9 percent revenue growth in quarter.
The price index for gross domestic purchases increased 1.8 percent.
This increase follows a 2 percent August increase, according to the advance report.
Robert W. Baird & Co., in partnership with Modern Distribution Management, conducted a survey of more than 400 distributors and manufacturers to gauge business trends and the outlook for the distribution industry in diverse sectors. Here is a summary of third-quarter results and distributor and manufacturer expectations for fourth-quarter 2017 and full-year 2018.
This article includes:
- Third-quarter revenue & pricing trends for wholesale distribution
- Revenue forecasts for fourth quarter & 2017
- Sector-specific trends for 19 sectors
- Inventory levels
- Economic outlook for 2018
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Grainger, Fastenal shares drop 3+ percent on announcement.
Company unveils paid annual membership program for registered multi-user business customers.
Sales force turnover is a critical problem for distributors.
Manufacturing and construction activity both continue to increase.
Capacity utilization declined slightly for the industrial sector.
Increase driven by spending on commercial and institutional building.
Talks could lead to negotiated deal or no deal at all.
Prices for final demand services rose 0.4 percent in September.
