Fastenal Co. reported fastener sales declined 1.9% in January, compared to a 0.4% drop in the first month of 2016.

Overall January sales increased 9% to $336 million, with daily sales up 3.8% to $16 million. Sales to manufacturing customers grew 4.7%, while sales to non-residential construction customers fell 0.1% during the month.

Overall employee headcount declined 5.3% to 19,637, which included an 8% drop in manufacturing personnel to 578 and a 1.3% decline in distribution personnel to 2,390.

During January, Fastenal opened two stores, bringing its total store count to 2,505. Web: fastenal.com