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2008
2007
2006
2005
Top industries
Change in Profits
Industry median rank
Industry
% Change From 2004
1
Mining, Crude-Oil Production
77.0
2
Energy
67.5
3
Trading
61.1
4
Tobacco
49.7
5
Homebuilders
47.1
6
Petroleum Refining
44.0
7
Airlines
42.9
8
Chemicals
40.6
9
Industrial & Farm Equipment
40.2
10
Insurance: Life, Health (stock)
37.8
11
Engineering, Construction
36.3
12
Health Care: Other
34.4
13
Network and Other Communications Equipment
30.4
14
Utilities
30.3
15
Aerospace and Defense
29.2
16
Building Materials, Glass
28.5
17
Wholesalers: Health Care
25.4
18
Banks: Commercial and Savings
24.4
19
Securities
23.6
20
Mail, Package, Freight Delivery
16.1
21
Motor Vehicles & Parts
15.9
22
Computer Services and Software
15.5
23
Specialty Retailers
15.2
24
Insurance: P & C (stock)
13.8
25
Food & Drug Stores
13.2
26
Health Care: Insurance & Managed Care
13.0
27
Computers, Office Equipment
10.3
28
Metals
9.1
29
Pharmaceuticals
8.1
30
Food Consumer Products
7.8
31
Electronics, Electrical Equipment
7.4
32
Telecommunications
6.0
33
Diversified Financials
2.8
34
Entertainment
-2.8
35
Beverages
-6.6
36
General Merchandisers
-18.1
37
Household and Personal Products
-29.3
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How the Countries Stack Up
Country
Number of Global 500 Companies
United States
170
Japan
70
Britain, France (tied)
38
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Biggest employers
Company
2005 number of employees
Wal-Mart Stores
1,800,000
China National Petroleum
1,090,232
State Grid
844,031
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Most profitable companies
Company
2005 Profits
($ millions)
Exxon Mobil
36,130
Royal Dutch Shell
25,311
Citigroup
24,589
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Top 5 in Asia
Company
2005 Revenues ($ millions)
Toyota Motor
185,805
Sinopec
98,784
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone
94,869
Honda Motor
87,510
State Grid
86,984
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