MRO/Indirect Business Intelligence
By Susan Avery -- Purchasing, 9/11/2008
2.7%June's rise in sales of power transmission products
Source: www.pdta.org
WHAT IT MEANS: U.S. distributors report demand for power transmission products is up compared to the previous month.
3.7%Increase in FY2008 sales for Applied Industrial Technologies
Source: www.applied.com
WHAT IT MEANS: Figures reflect a softening in demand from customers in the forest products and transportation industries.
51%Distributors who say the economy is their top concern
Source: www.inddist.com
WHAT IT MEANS: Looking ahead, the suppliers are worried, according to results of Industrial Distribution magazine's 62nd Annual Survey of Distributor Operations. Other concerns are pricing, customers going out of business and competition.
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