IPD, a data provider, 12 achieved double-digit returns last year.

ECONOMIST: Buttonwood

Private companies working on everything from the foundation to the roof of buildings are generating double-digit sales growth as the construction sector strengthens, according to data from Sageworks, a financial information company.

FORBES: From Floor to Ceiling, Construction Companies Growing

Data on the property sector show that despite double-digit declines in property sales, investment remains resilient nationwide and picked up as expected in the poorer central and western regions rather than along the expensive, and built-out coastlines in cities like Shanghai.

FORBES: China Still On Track To Beat Government's 7.5% Target

Our technology industry component covers 11 six-digit NAICS sectors covering information industries such as software publishing, Internet publishing, data processing, and tech-related business services such as computer systems design, custom programming, engineering services, and research and development.

FORBES: Methodology For Forbes' Best Cities For Tech Jobs List

As these data show, most punitive-damages awards meet the Supreme Court's single-digit guideline already.

ECONOMIST: Punitive damages