One Year Later
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009It’s been a year now since the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the subsequent/concurrent fallout in real estate and consumer spending. Below is a list of the 20 industries that have been affected the greatest, for better and for worse.
- Oil drillers, food & medicine manufacturers, and trade schools were some of the best.
- Real estate, wood products and auto dealerships fared the worst.
| Sageworks: Best-Performing Privately-Held Companies Over the Last 12 Months, by Sales Growth | |
| Industry | Sales % Change |
| 2111 - Oil and Gas Extraction | 29.7% |
| 4245 - Farm Product Raw Material Wholesalers | 21.2% |
| 3254 - Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | 19.9% |
| 5182 - Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services | 16.8% |
| 1111 - Oilseed and Grain Farming | 16.3% |
| 3119 - Other Food Manufacturing | 14.9% |
| 3118 - Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing | 14.1% |
| 4235 - Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Wholesalers | 13.7% |
| 4885 - Freight Transportation Arrangement | 13.0% |
| 6115 - Technical and Trade Schools | 12.8% |
| Sageworks: Worst-Performing Privately-Held Companies Over the Last 12 Months, by Sales Decline | |
| 2372 - Land Subdivision | -13.79% |
| 3212 - Veneer, Plywood, and Wood Product Manufacturing | -13.45% |
| 5312 - Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers | -11.91% |
| 4411 - Automobile Dealers | -10.24% |
| 4422 - Home Furnishings Stores | -7.81% |
| 4233 - Lumber and Construction Materials Wholesalers | -7.40% |
| 4441 - Building Material and Supplies Dealers | -6.03% |
| 3273 - Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing | -5.75% |
| 4531 - Florists | -5.25% |
| 4412 - Other Motor Vehicle Dealers | -5.01% |