The latest offering out of MDM Research has arrived, and it’s robust.

MDM has published our 2024 Economic Outlook Report, which serves as a comprehensive economic reference guide to the $8 trillion U.S. wholesale distribution industry.

The 115-page report provides both an overall view of the entire industry and macroeconomic details on its 19 different verticals as identified by the U.S. Census Bureau. With that, the report is actually comprised of 20 subreports: one reflecting the overall industry, and 19 reflecting those aforementioned specific verticals.

In each of these subreports, you’ll find:

• Economic data covering each wholesale distribution sector’s demographics; 
• Reported revenue from the past several years — both nominal and inflation-adjusted (“real”);
• Forecasted revenue through 2025; 
• Contextual information to help you know how your industry is performing and where it’s headed, as well as;
• Statistics on employment, wages, inventories, gross margin and more.

This Economic Outlook Report (EOR) — our first since 2022 — is based on the most updated available data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. It compiles all of that government data in one convenient location and in a scannable format.

Ultimately, this report will equip you with the market data you can use to benchmark against and give you an updated snapshot of the nation’s wholesale industrial, commercial and building supply markets.

As you kick off your 2025 budget process, this report can provide valuable economic insights to help you confidently make financial decisions. 

MDM Premium members and members of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors — who now have complimentary access to Premium upon activation here — can access the EOR today from their Premium Dashboard.

Non-MDM Premium/NAW members can still purchase the report here from the MDM Store.