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Top industries: Most bang for the buck
| 1 | Wholesalers: Health Care | 11.98 | | 2 | Airlines | 8.13 | | 3 | Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment | 8.09 | | 4 | Automotive Retailing, Services | 7.66 | | 5 | Food and Drug Stores | 6.40 | | 6 | Household and Personal Products | 5.95 | | 7 | Wholesalers: Diversified | 5.59 | | 8 | Food Production | 5.33 | | 9 | Specialty Retailers | 5.03 | | 10 | Food Consumer Products | 4.77 | | 11 | Food Services | 4.77 | | 12 | Engineering, Construction | 4.61 | | 13 | Motor Vehicles and Parts | 4.57 | | 14 | Petroleum Refining | 4.32 | | 15 | Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services | 4.25 | | 16 | General Merchandisers | 3.94 | | 17 | Packaging, Containers | 3.86 | | 18 | Health Care: Medical Facilities | 3.77 | | 19 | Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care | 3.71 | | 20 | Industrial and Farm Equipment | 3.34 | | 21 | Metals | 3.25 | | 22 | Information Technology Services | 3.13 | | 23 | Real Estate | 2.99 | | 24 | Home Equipment, Furnishings | 2.90 | | 25 | Energy | 2.86 | | 26 | Pipelines | 2.83 | | 27 | Chemicals | 2.83 | | 28 | Electronics, Electrical Equipment | 2.82 | | 29 | Homebuilders | 2.73 | | 30 | Computers, Office Equipment | 2.71 | | 31 | Beverages | 2.60 | | 32 | Aerospace and Defense | 2.53 | | 33 | Hotels, Casinos, Resorts | 2.30 | | 34 | Oil and Gas Equipment, Services | 2.22 | | 35 | Telecommunications | 1.84 | | 36 | Securities | 1.82 | | 37 | Diversified Financials | 1.60 | | 38 | Utilities: Gas and Electric | 1.56 | | 39 | Scientific, Photographic, and Control Equipment | 1.45 | | 40 | Insurance: Property and Casualty (stock) | 1.41 | | 41 | Insurance: Life, Health (stock) | 1.39 | | 42 | Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components | 1.39 | | 43 | Financial Data Services | 1.38 | | 44 | Pharmaceuticals | 1.33 | | 45 | Medical Products and Equipment | 1.14 | | 46 | Railroads | 1.10 | | 47 | Network and Other Communications Equipment | 0.86 | | 48 | Commercial Banks | 0.86 | | 49 | Entertainment | 0.85 | | 50 | Mining, Crude-Oil Production | 0.75 | | 51 | Internet Services and Retailing | 0.73 |
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From the May 5, 2008 issue
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