EW is conducting an informal survey of economic conditions as we turn the corner to the new year. Please take a moment and answer our six questions on what you're expecting in the coming year.

Electrical Wholesaling Industry Outlook Survey

Electrical Wholesaling's annual listing of the largest distributors in the U.S. electrical products channel is an industry benchmark. Since the 1970s, the electrical industry has looked to the EW Top 200 for insights on how the industry's largest distributors have fared over the past year. The 2008 list finds distributors maintaining some optimism in the face of economic uncertainties.

Start from our Top 200 page and you can reach all our discussion of the survey results, all the lists in rank and alphabetical order, charts of various findings from our research and links to further resources.

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