The boom from stocks and commodities is over.
Sales will go from boom levels to somewhat below normal levels.
The reason for the dip below normal is because people flush with boom level cash will buy somewhat in advance of need.
The economy fluctuates because of human psychology.
If the business is real estate related, the drop will be more substantial. This is because houses have become very expensive again and because most mortgage worthy people have already been frightened into buying. People with lower incomes (say $10 to $20/hour) simply can’t buy ~$400,000 houses. Zoning and planning restrictions need to be loosened to drop the price of housing. We crave a free republic insomuch as possible for good reason - it’s for the good of the vast majority.
Housing is booming here, mainly from companies moving in from California and the North. They can double what they had there, and still have some cash left over. High end apartments and condos are also booming.
A billion dollar primarily office complex is wrapping up in an inner suburb, and they broke ground yesterday on a billion dollar mainly retail development in a far outer suburb. Probably a billion dollars worth of mixed use (mainly office and retail) going up in between those two developments.