Construction material costs soared between January 2021 and January 2022, according to an analysis of recently released government data.
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Drive revenue this year with these four ways to strengthen sales analytics that cut through the fog of mixed signals and pre-COVID-based assumptions.
Privately‐owned housing units authorized by building permits in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of nearly 1.9 million.
The Census Bureau says the combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for December dropped 0.7% from November.
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for January were $649.8 billion, an increase of 3.8% from December.
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Price pressure trends continue as last month’s wholesale inflation was 9.7% higher than January 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
In this week's MDM podcast, ProfitOptics CEO Tony Pericle shares his passion for how distributors can use analytics and technology to make better decisions. He discusses prescriptive analytics, AI, workflow automation, profit optimization and more.
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Supply chain issues and other disruptions are likely to continue, but distributors who leverage data into efficient customer relationship management can succeed in 2022, Brian Friedle says in the latest MDM webcast.
The increase in revenues is well above 2019 and 2020 as U.S. inflation rises to its highest level since 1982.
Over the past year, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 7.5% before seasonal adjustment, the highest since 1982.
Just 54% of new and existing homes sold between October and December were affordable to families earning the U.S. median income.
The adjusted Fastener Distributor Index was 52.7, although modest improvement was seen in most metrics, according to the latest analysis.
The deficit was $80.7 billion in December, up $1.4 billion from a revised $79.3 billion in November.
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A large portion of veteran sales talent is deciding now is a good time to retire. Implementing tech that reduces redundant work and delivers relevant insights is key to achieving growth.
With significant upward revision in November and December, hundreds of thousands of more jobs were created than economists initially expected.
Year 2021 member sales were $58.5 billion, a 30% increase from 2020, with purchases by member companies from AD supplier partners up 39%.
The January PMI registered 57.6%, a decrease of 1.2 percentage points from the seasonally adjusted December reading of 58.8%.
