The wholesale distribution industry continues to evolve and adapt. Pembroke Consulting estimates that revenues of wholesale distributors will reach $4.8 trillion in 2009, marking another year of positive performance but a slowdown in growth rate from recent years. However, conditions continue to vary sharply among individual subsectors of the industry. Some sectors are experiencing rapid top line growth due in part to surging commodity prices, although profits have not always kept pace with these revenue increases. Wholesale distribution of building materials remains far below the levels from just a few years ago. Business for wholesaler-distributors that supply exporting companies remains healthy, even though overall manufacturing activity has slowed down.
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