Fastenal reported daily sales of fastener products rose 10.8% in April, with the rate of growth slowing from 11.8% in the opening quarter of 2018.

Overall sales increased 19.1% to $409.3 million in April, while daily sales grew 13.4% to $19.5 million during the month.

Sales in the U.S. gained 10.8%, while total North America sales increased 12.5%.

By end market, sales to manufacturing customers rose 14.4%, and sales to non-residential construction customers climbed 13.1% in April.

The company’s workforce grew 5.3%% during April to 20,939 employees. Distribution personnel increased 5.4%% to 2,585, while manufacturing personnel increased 8.3% to 637. Web: Fastenal.com