Manufactured durable goods new orders up 2 percent.
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PE firm recently bought HD Supply's Waterworks unit.
Distributor expands footprint in Texas and Canada.
Year-to-date sales down 10 percent compared to same period in 2016.
Annualized growth through September is 5.6 percent.
Construction spending up 0.3 percent from August.
Index up to 125.9 in October from 120.6 in September.
Raw materials price index decreased 0.1 percent due to lower prices for animals and animal products.
Member sales up 11 percent for first nine months of year.
Mishler previously held positions at Lennox, Watsco and Goodman Manufacturing.
The price index for gross domestic purchases increased 1.8 percent.
Fourth quarter sales increase 51.8 percent year-over-year.
For the first nine months, sales were up 10.6 percent year-over-year.
