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Connor Lokar, senior economist, HARDI, said the December data is somewhat at odds with the other strong signs economists see, like the positive slope to the leading indicators.

Are you paying your employees enough? Are you paying them too much? Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) has the answers. Every two years, HARDI offers an employee compensation survey designed to determine where individual wholesalers’ compensation plans stand within the distribution industry.

November marks two consecutive months of near-10 percent growth after the late summer swoon.

The economic environment for HVACR demand seems to be very good. Consumer confidence is high, and stories of homes selling quickly are common. Employment growth persists, and wages are improving. This Goldilocks scenario is very similar to the high points from last year when we were preparing the forecast. We thought the pent-up demand thesis still had some validity, but there would be a difficult comparison after the 2016 heat wave.

Every year about this time, my friend Tom Perić asks me to pen a column laying out what I think may happen in the forthcoming year. Most years I’m comfortable in my assessments, barring anything drastic happening, because Congress only has a limited time to act (and with 2018 being an election year, they have even less) due to the setting of the regulatory calendar for planned actions.

September's success comes despite one less billing day this year than in 2016, 21 percent fewer cooling degree days, and two hurricanes disrupting operations.

With the 2017 summer season in the books, distributor management teams now focus on the execution of the winter logistics and sales plan, while studying the outlook for next year. While weather always provides the potential to adjust our sales, there is no doubt that when utilizing good data, effectively trained and supported management teams can design and execute better strategies to reach their goals.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly TRENDS report, showing average sales for HARDI distributor members declined by 1.5 percent in August 2017.