North American buying group AD, Wayne, PA, reported sales for all AD members, across all AD divisions and countries, grew by 8 percent in the first quarter of 2017 to $8.9 billion.
By country, AD Member US sales were up 8 percent; AD Canada was up 9 percent and AD Mexico grew 15 percent. By industry, Electrical was up 10 percent; PHCP was up 8 percent; Industrial / PT were up 7 percent; and Building Materials was up 16 percent.