An analysis of financial statements from privately held building material and supplies dealers (NAICS 4441) shows that sales are rebounding a little after three back-to-back years of declines between 2007 and 2009.

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Sageworks, a financial information company, recently conducted an analysis of financial statements from privately held wholesalers of machinery and equipment and found the industry is experiencing its second year of double-digit growth in sales.

FORBES: Machinery has economic gears moving

Private dentist offices generated a 15 percent increase in net profits in 2009 but have seen profits shrink 3 percent so far this year, according to the analysis of financial statements from the private companies.

FORBES: U.S. recession effects gnaw at dentists' business

Nevertheless, nonresidential construction companies have been a major contributor to the overall industry growth in the last year or so, according to an analysis of private-company financial statements by Sageworks Inc.

FORBES: Private nonresidential building trends improve