Fastenal reported daily sales growth of fastener products slowed to 5.1% in April, compared to a 10.7% rate of growth in 2018.

Sales of non-fastener products increased 8.8% during the month, compared to a 13.1% rate of growth during 2018.

Overall Fastenal sales increased 12.5% to $409.3 million in April, while daily sales grew 7.4% to $20.94 million during the month.

Sales in the U.S. rose 7.4%, while total North America sales increased 7.9%.

By end market, sales to manufacturing customers rose 7.4%, and sales to non-residential construction customers climbed 8.3% in April.

The company’s workforce grew 8.3% during the month to 22,304 employees. Distribution personnel increased 14.5%% to 2,961, while manufacturing personnel increased 8.8% to 693. Web: Fastenal.com