NAW National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors

Description

The 2008 Wholesale Distribution Economic Reports contain detailed 2007 economic statistics on the $4.2 trillion wholesale distribution industry. As we continue to weather this economic storm, use these Reports as invaluable reference tools if you are selling to, investing in, or managing a wholesale distribution company. For details about which report matches up with your association, visit the subsector comparison list.

Each report is available for immediate download to your desktop as a PDF file.

What Readers Have to Say

"The Wholesale Distribution Economic Reports provide very valuable information for application to our strategic planning process. While much of this information is available in the public domain, finding the information and then relating it in a meaningful format would be an impractical task. This is a great resource!"

— Chase D. Knight, Chairman, S&K Distributors Inc., dba Johnstone Supply

"These Reports are the best source of information I've seen to get a quick snapshot of where a particular wholesaler-distributor stands relative to peers and to other wholesaler-distributors in other sub-sectors."

— Jim Miller, Managing Director, Supply Chain Equity Partners

Extended Description

Click on any of the following 19 Reports to purchase:

1. Agricultural Products Wholesale Distributor
2. Apparel and Piece Goods Wholesale Distributors
3. Beer, Wine, and Liquor Wholesalers
4. Building Material and Construction Wholesale Distributors
5. Chemicals and Plastics Wholesale Distributors
6. Commercial Equipment and Supplies Wholesale Distributors
7. Computer Equipment and Software Wholesale Distributors
8. Electrical and Electronics Wholesalers
9. Furniture and Home Furnishing Wholesale Distributors
10. Grocery and Foodservice Wholesale Distributors
11. Hardware, Plumbing, and Heating Equipment and Supplies Wholesale Distributors
12. Industrial Distributors
13. Metal Service Centers
14. Miscellaneous Durable Goods Wholesale Distributors
15. Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Parts Wholesale Distributors
16. Office Product Wholesalers and Paper Merchants
17. Oil and Gas Products Wholesale Distributors
18. Other Consumer Products Wholesale Distributors
19. Pharmaceutical Wholesalers

Each Report includes economic analyses of one of the 19 major wholesale distribution sectors in an immediate and easy-to-read downloadable format. This way, you can download only the Reports that are most relevant to your business.

Each Report supplies a wealth of detailed channel benchmarking data, including revenue and employment growth trends, the number and size distribution of companies, gross margins, wages, and many other operating statistics, as well as expert commentary from the author to help you interpret the sector data in light of current macroeconomic trends. As an added bonus, each Report includes the “Wholesale Distribution Industry Overview,” a summary comparison of the 19 sectors.

Data sets included in the 2008 Reports:

• Inflation-adjusted revenue growth: Includes sector-specific price index to adjust wholesale distribution revenue for the effect of inflationary or deflationary price changes.
• Share of revenue by end-customer market: Shows the percentage of revenue in each sub-sector that is derived from five major end-customer markets.
• Employment size distribution: Provides the size distribution of wholesale distribution companies based on the number of employees. These data allow more accurate cross-sector comparisons given the diversity of products sold through wholesale distribution.

Each Report provides:

• Big picture planning: You’ll learn exactly how much your wholesale distribution line of trade is growing…and what factors are promoting or preventing growth. This information will help your company management team to plan strategically for the year ahead in the marketplace.
• Benchmarking the numbers: On the tactical side, you’ll learn exactly how much sales and sales per employee have increased in your line of trade during the past year…how much weekly earnings have changed…which distribution niches are producing the highest (and lowest) gross margins (including actual margin data)…and how many companies are competing in each of these niches. You’ll also see how sales, employment, and inventories have fared in your line, quarter-by-quarter, since 2002.
• Competitive advantage: You’ll gain an advantage over your competitors by better understanding where the higher-margin opportunities exist in your line of wholesale distribution. And, you’ll gain this knowledge quickly since each Report is carefully designed to impart understanding in less than two dozen information-packed pages.

Note: Each Report will be sent to you as a PDF file. To open the file and download it for reading on screen or for printing, your computer must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed. If you have not previously installed this free software, you can do so now at Adobe Software. Simply place your order by credit card. You'll then receive instructions on how to download each file.