Top industries: Most bang for the buck
Industry Rank |
Industry |
2008 $ |
1 | Automotive Retailing, Services | 12.19 | 2 | Wholesalers: Health Care | 11.76 | 3 | Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment | 10.12 | 4 | Food and Drug Stores | 6.95 | 5 | Petroleum Refining | 6.18 | 6 | Specialty Retailers | 6.00 | 7 | Wholesalers: Diversified | 5.92 | 8 | Food Production | 5.39 | 9 | Food Consumer Products | 5.33 | 10 | Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services | 5.31 | 11 | Pipelines | 5.24 | 12 | Household and Personal Products | 5.01 | 13 | Engineering, Construction | 4.99 | 14 | Health Care: Medical Facilities | 4.98 | 15 | Metals | 4.91 | 16 | General Merchandisers | 4.86 | 17 | Electronics, Electrical Equipment | 4.83 | 18 | Packaging, Containers | 4.74 | 19 | Construction and Farm Machinery | 4.40 | 20 | Forest and Paper Products | 4.37 | 21 | Motor Vehicles and Parts | 4.04 | 22 | Information Technology Services | 3.93 | 23 | Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care | 3.91 | 24 | Chemicals | 3.87 | 25 | Energy | 3.87 | 26 | Home Equipment, Furnishings | 3.65 | 27 | Aerospace and Defense | 3.38 | 28 | Computers, Office Equipment | 2.93 | 29 | Industrial Machinery | 2.43 | 30 | Oil and Gas Equipment, Services | 2.37 | 31 | Beverages | 2.19 | 32 | Insurance: Life, Health (stock) | 2.18 | 33 | Telecommunications | 2.08 | 34 | Financial Data Services | 1.85 | 35 | Scientific, Photographic, and Control Equipment | 1.78 | 36 | Insurance: Life, Health (mutual) | 1.75 | 37 | Diversified Financials | 1.67 | 38 | Utilities: Gas and Electric | 1.62 | 39 | Insurance: Property and Casualty (stock) | 1.54 | 40 | Pharmaceuticals | 1.50 | 41 | Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components | 1.29 | 42 | Railroads | 1.28 | 43 | Medical Products and Equipment | 1.24 | 44 | Entertainment | 1.17 | 45 | Network and Other Communications Equipment | 1.15 | 46 | Mining, Crude-Oil production | 0.88 | 47 | Securities | 0.80 | 48 | Internet Services and Retailing | 0.77 | 49 | Commercial Banks | 0.69 |
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