As a result of strong construction and manufacturing activity, in first-quarter 2006 the electrical industry enjoyed one of its best quarters in more than five years, according to DISC Corp., Orange, Conn. Last year closed with the highest annual increase since 2000 when industry sales charged ahead by more than 11 percent, but 2005’s sales were not as robust as 2000’s. Still, 2005 did bring a healthy 7 percent increase. In addition, DISC Corp. expects total industry sales to advance about 8 percent this year.

For first-quarter 2006, many distributors saw sales increase well into the double digits. It’s not unusual to hear companies are growing by 10, 15 and even as high as 20 percent or more, but not all companies are sharing in this boom. It depends on the geographic market and the typical customers an electrical distributor serves.

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