COLUMBUS, Ohio — The average sales growth for reporting HVACR distributor members increased by 5.4 percent in January 2014, according to the HARDI monthly Targeted and Regional Economic News for Distribution Strategies (TRENDS) report. The report showed that the annualized growth is now at 6.1 percent and back to the 5- to 6-percent range where it had resided for most of 2013.
Although 22 billing days were measured for both January 2014 and 2013, this January's weather was disruptive to multiple businesses in several regions.