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| Volume 40 - Number 2 | January 25, 2010 | Table of Contents Log In Subscribe |
Inflation by Commodity Group: Fourth Quarter and Annual 2009A snapshot of inflation trends based on Producer Price Index.
MDM Industrial Inflation Index: November 2009Modern Distribution Management's Industrial Inflation Index measures a cross-section of industrial supplies.
Distribution Financial Metrics and Trading Multiples: 4QQuarterly financial metrics and trading multiples for 27 publicly traded wholesale distributors.
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Perspective (complimentary)Commentary: Current Economic State Parallels Past CyclesRecovery from the recession, if indeed that’s the proper term for what’s going on today, has turned out
to be almost as dangerous and difficult as the recession itself. The traditional down-and-up cycle which distributors by time
honored tradition have been programmed to expect just hasn’t happened this time around. Instead of the neat, sharp snap-back
of pent-up demand, the re-hirings, the gearing up we’ve been conditioned to look for, there has been little, if any
perceptible shift away from the cautious, tight-fisted buying policies evolved in the depths of the recession.
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