Report: Seven U.S. industries thriving - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Sageworks’ clients store financial information about tens of thousands of private Sageworks aggregatesthat data, which then can be parsede to find trends in the U.S. marketplace. •Vehicle maintenance. Auto-repai r shops increased sales an averagrof 2.4 percent over the past 12 months. In car dealers saw their salesdrop 9.7 percen t in the same period. •Homs remodeling. Sales rose 4.6 percenft in the past year for contractorsx suchas electricians, plumbers and heatin specialists. On the flip side, home builders saw thei sales fall at least 5 percent in thesame period. •Foosd stores. Grocery stores’ average sales increased 6.
7 percent in the past while sit-down restaurants saw salesx fall 3.9 percent. •Specialty schools. In 24 technical and trade schoolshad top-line revenue growth of 7.8 percent, up from 5.9 percentg in 2007. •Dentists. The average dentists’ officde saw sales increase 7 percentg in thepast year, up from 5 percent in 2007. •Certifiedd public accountants. The average revenue at accountinhg firmsgrew 10.2 percent in the past making the accounting industry among the top 20 sectors in the countrgy by sales growth. • Personal-care services. Skin-carwe specialists, nail salons, barber shops and hair salonzs saw average salesgrow 4.
5 percent in the past