Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International reported 9.4 percent sales growth for November. The annualized growth through November is 6.9 percent, at the upper edge of its range for 2014.
“The continuously improving health of the US consumer is supporting growth in the retail industry, as well as residential construction,” said HARDI Senior Economist Danielle Marceau.
The Days Sales Outstanding, or DSO, a measure of how quickly customers pay their bills, is now at 46.1 days, the shortest collection time seen for this time of year. The typical seasonal increase has been slow to develop.
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