U.S. cutting tool consumption was down from April and year-over-year, as the market continues to face soft demand and economic uncertainty.
U.S. durable goods orders dropped sharply in June, led by a plunge in aircraft demand, though the overall decline was milder than economists anticipated.
Our research conducted in early July found that half of distributors have gaps in their succession plans or broad-stroke strategy. Dive deeper into what we found and learned from the 2Q25 Baird-MDM Survey results.
The Conference Board’s June 2025 report shows continued decline in its Leading Economic Indicator, signaling slower growth ahead.
The industry is facing a perfect storm of eCommerce disruption, global volatility and rising customer expectations. In the first of this two-part series, we explore the root causes threatening legacy models, the risk of standing...
U.S. housing starts rose in June from a downtrodden May but remained slightly below last year’s levels, with weakness in single-family starts and permits.
Our second quarter MarketPulse shares a wealth of data from the 2Q25 Baird-MDM Industrial Distribution Survey – conducted in early July – that covered respondents’ revenue performance, pricing updates and expectations for the current quarter...
This year of tariffs has made it nearly impossible for distributors to rely on traditional planning cycles or manual cost tracking. This piece illustrates what a proactive distributor looks instead of one that just watches...
We detail the three-year running results of our survey research into the industry’s AI adoption, including a breakdown of AI activity by company size.
U.S. industrial production rebounded in June, surpassing forecasts, driven by a sharp rise in utilities and modest manufacturing gains.
U.S. producer prices were flat in June, falling short of expectations as cooling goods costs offset a rise in services.
U.S. consumer prices increased in June, while core inflation continued to rise at a slower pace for the fifth consecutive month below expectations.
