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1 Homebuilders 24.6
2 Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services 20.6
3 Securities 18.6
4 Petroleum Refining 16.8
5 General Merchandisers 15.9
6 Specialty Retailers 15.4
7 Metals 14.1
8 Oil and Gas Equipment, Services 14.0
9 Pipelines 13.4
10 Energy 13.4
11 Hotels, Casinos, Resorts 13.4
12 Mining, Crude-Oil Production 13.1
13 Medical Products & Equipment 12.8
14 Health Care: Insurance & Managed Care 12.7
15 Industrial & Farm Equipment 11.9
16 Telecommunications 11.7
17 Wholesalers: Diversified 11.6
18 Commercial Banks 11.5
19 Beverages 11.5
20 Insurance: P & C (stock) 11.3
21 Diversified Financials 11.2
22 Wholesalers: Health Care 11.0
23 Household and Personal Products 10.9
24 Electronics, Electrical Equipment 10.8
25 Utilities: Gas & Electric 10.8
26 Food & Drug Stores 10.1
27 Network and Other Communications Equipment 9.4
28 Food Production 9.2
29 Computers, Office Equipment 9.2
30 Chemicals 9.1
31 Food Consumer Products 9.0
32 Apparel 7.9
33 Pharmaceuticals 7.8
34 Railroads 7.5
35 Aerospace and Defense 7.0
36 Entertainment 6.6
37 Publishing, Printing 6.1
38 Airlines 3.9
39 Packaging, Containers 3.8
40 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 2.7
41 Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment 2.5
42 Information Technology Services 2.1
43 Motor Vehicles & Parts -0.2
From the April 30th, 2007 issue
Footnote:
*Including capital gains or losses plus reinvested dividends.
Due to slight differences in rounding, industry data online may not exactly match the FORTUNE 500 magazine version.
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Texas 56
California 52
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