B
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18%
18% -- wholesale sales growth rate for US wholesale distribution sector (2026-05)
Wholesale sales experienced an 18% year-over-year increase in May.
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Value
18%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-05
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Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
MDM (Modern Distribution Management)
Primary
Tier C
https://aroundthehornpod.com/episode/jason-hein-on-hybrid-selling-ai-powered-customer-intelligence-a… ↗
Source Article
Jason Hein on Hybrid Selling, AI-Powered Customer Intelligence, and B2B E-Commerce
Original Research
MDM (Modern Distribution Management)
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Methodology
Cited from MDM article by Mike Hockett on wholesale sales vs. inventories
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Industrymarketing
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US wholesale distribution sector: 18% wholesale sales growth rate. Source: MDM (Modern Distribution Management) (2026-05). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/wholesale-sales-growth-may-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/wholesale-sales-growth-may-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>18%</strong> -- wholesale sales growth rate for US wholesale distribution sector<br><small>Source: MDM (Modern Distribution Management) (2026-05) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/wholesale-sales-growth-may-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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