AED Report Shows 10.5% Sales Growth for Dealers in Long Season Regions

July 21, 2004 - The Associated Equipment Dealers (AED) recently reported that dealers in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, South Carolina and Texas - the “long” season region — reported sales growth in 2003 of 10.5%.


This was nearly three times the growth reported by dealers in the “moderate” season region. “Moderate” states include Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia, which reported sales growth in 2003 of 3.6%.

This and similar information is found in the AED's Cost of Doing Business Report , which allows dealers to compare their financial results with dealers that have similar selling seasons. The report also includes: performance by business segment and performance by market.

For information on the 2004 Cost of Doing Business Report go to www.aednet.org .