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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.

PVF distributors often focus attention on rising product cost and shipping costs, but overlook operational costs, assuming they are fixed.