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The Central Wholesalers Association reported 31 member firms reporting flat sales through the first half of 2002.

July's slowdown in manufacturing growth caused consternation in the stock market and among economists.

A joint survey by ISM and Forrester Research recorded a surge in online purchasing in the second quarter of 2002.

Wolseley's board recently approved a new distribution center to be located somewhere in the U.S. northwes.

NS Group recorded second quarter sales of $54.9 million.

Northwest Pipe Co. reported second quarter sales of $64.4 million and net income of $2.1 million.

Europe's Saint-Gobain Pam landed a $300 million contract to supply 410,000 metric tons (460 km) of pipe for a drinking water pipeline in Abu Dhabi.

Here are summaries of the outlook for various PVF categories, gleaned from the July 2002 IPD Commodity Reports newsletter.

IPEX has launched a complete polypropylene system of metric pipe, valves and fittings featuring an advanced socket fusion joining technique.

McJunkin Corp., announced a distribution agreement with Velan, Inc., as a supplier of cast carbon, stainless and alloy valves.