NBMDA generates exclusive benchmarking data generated from distributor members, economic data based on industry-specific indicators, research on industry topics and trends.

• NBMDA’s Quarterly Economic Reports (In partnership with Institute for Trend Research): These reports correlate macroeconomic data to specific product categories directly related to the building material industry, allowing members to forecast what effect the economy has on their business and what they can reasonably expect for up to six quarters in the future.
    
• NBMDA’s Distributor Compensation Report: This biannual report provides an analysis of management and employee pay scales, employee benefits and sales policies across building material distributors, as well as a broad spectrum of distributors across various industries outlined locally by hundreds of cities across the U.S. and Canada.