North American buying group AD, Wayne, PA, reported sales for all AD members, across all 10 AD divisions and countries, grew by 10 percent in the first half of 2017 to $17.8 billion.
On a same store basis, by industry, electrical sales were up 10 percent; PHCP sales were up 8 percent; industrial/PT sales were up 9 percent; and building materials sales were up 19 percent. By country, same store sales grew in the U.S. by 8 percent, grew in Canada by 9 percent and grew in Mexico by 6 percent.