Graybar, St. Louis, MO, distributor of electrical and communications products and related supply chain management and logistics services, reported $2.56 billion in sales for the first six months of 2007, an increase of 5.1% over the same period in 2006.  ;   ;
Sales improved along with moderate growth in the electrical and communications/data markets. In comparison to the first half of 2006, profit rose 37.4% during the first six months of 2007 to $39.7 million.