AD, the $34.4 billion contractor and industrial products wholesale buying/marketing group, reported sales for all AD members, across all seven divisions and three countries grew by 8 percent in 2017 Q1.
By country, AD Member U.S. 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.