In our latest Webcast on June 9, the "2009 Mid-Year Economic Update," Dr. Adam J. Fein examined the latest quarterly data and trending to give a clearer picture for what the remainder of this year and 2010 might hold for distributors. I recommend you listen and view the slides of this one-hour free event, by going to www.mdm.com/conferences.

Here are Dr. Fein’s key points, each of which he discussed along with outlooks on housing and construction markets, as well as other major wholesale distribution sectors:

• The recession is not over, but we are at or near the bottom.
• The latest economic data shows many sectors are either stabilizing or getting worse at a …