Top industries: Best investments
Industry Rank |
Industry |
2008 % |
1 | Food Services | -5.8 | 2 | Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services | -9.2 | 3 | Pharmaceuticals | -12.7 | 4 | Railroads | -15.3 | 5 | Food Consumer Products | -16.6 | 6 | Household and Personal Products | -17.5 | 7 | Information Technology Services | -20.8 | 8 | Utilities: Gas and Electric | -23.0 | 9 | Specialty Retailers | -24.0 | 10 | Airlines | -26.6 | 11 | Mining, Crude-Oil production | -30.4 | 12 | Insurance: Property and Casualty (stock) | -31.8 | 13 | Wholesalers: Diversified | -33.3 | 14 | Medical Products and Equipment | -33.4 | 15 | Food and Drug Stores | -34.4 | 16 | Financial Data Services | -35.1 | 17 | Beverages | -37.5 | 18 | Industrial Machinery | -38.5 | 19 | Chemicals | -38.7 | 20 | Packaging, Containers | -39.3 | 21 | Wholesalers: Health Care | -39.7 | 22 | Network and Other Communications Equipment | -39.8 | 23 | Engineering, Construction | -40.8 | 24 | Aerospace and Defense | -43.0 | 25 | Home Equipment, Furnishings | -43.1 | 26 | Health Care: Medical Facilities | -43.3 | 27 | Telecommunications | -43.8 | 28 | Pipelines | -44.8 | 29 | Food Production | -46.7 | 30 | Scientific, Photographic, and Control Equipment | -49.2 | 31 | Electronics, Electrical Equipment | -49.9 | 32 | Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment | -50.0 | 33 | Computers, Office Equipment | -50.1 | 34 | Energy | -50.8 | 35 | Commercial Banks | -50.8 | 36 | Internet Services and Retailing | -51.5 | 37 | Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components | -53.7 | 38 | Petroleum Refining | -53.9 | 39 | General Merchandisers | -54.1 | 40 | Entertainment | -55.5 | 41 | Securities | -55.8 | 42 | Diversified Financials | -56.2 | 43 | Oil and Gas Equipment, Services | -57.4 | 44 | Construction and Farm Machinery | -61.7 | 45 | Automotive Retailing, Services | -64.1 | 46 | Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care | -65.5 | 47 | Insurance: Life, Health (stock) | -66.2 | 48 | Metals | -68.2 | 49 | Forest and Paper Products | -70.1 | 50 | Motor Vehicles and Parts | -79.1 |
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