DISC Corp.’s New Flash Update Points to Sales Decline in 2016 Electrical Wholesaling Industry

Feb. 17, 2016

When the right mix of key economic indicators line up in the wrong constellation the only outcome is bad news for the electrical industry, according to DISC Corp.’s new Flash Update, which offers subscribers a quick monthly summary on the health of the key economic indicators that shape the electrical wholesaling industry. Herm Isenstein, president of the Orange, Conn.-based firm says for the first time in seven years DISC is projecting total electrical industry sales to decline.

“The head winds are a weak overall economy,” Isenstein says in February’s DISC Flash Update. “GDP grew only fractionally last quarter. Combine this with weak business investment drivers, a strong dollar, sharply declining commodity and oil prices and you have the exact prescription for a downturn in the electrical wholesale industry."

If you are looking for a timely check on the pulse of the electrical market, contact Herm for information on subscriptions to DISC’s monthly Flash Update at [email protected] or (203) 799-3673.

About the Author

Herm Isenstein

Herm passed away in Sept. 2019 at the age of 86 from brain cancer. He was a good friend to the editors on the staff of Electrical Wholesaling and a prolific writer for the magazine for 15 years.

During his 30-plus years in the electrical industry, Herm Isenstein was the premier economist in the electrical wholesaling industry If you have any questions about DISC's subscription-based data services, contact Chris Sokoll, DISC's president at at 346-339-7528.