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Commentary: Profit Dynamics in a Shifting Business Cycle…With a Twist

As we wrap up the first quarter of 2019, MDM is hearing distributors confirm the recent warnings by business economists of a tapering economic cycle on the back side of a record 2018: leading indicators point in the same direction. No one can accurately predict if, when or how deep a market downturn might unfold.

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By Tom Gale

March 25, 2019

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As we wrap up the first quarter of 2019, MDM is hearing distributors confirm the recent warnings by business economists of a tapering economic cycle on the back side of a record 2018: leading indicators point in the same direction. It certainly is not universal – some distributors tell us they have not seen a sales drop-off in 2019 yet – but enough different market sectors and locations are reporting that we have to call it “anecdotal validation” for now (how’s that for a mind-twister?)

No one can accurately predict if, when or how deep a market downturn might unfold. But there’s an…

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