Rank # of Global 500 Companies
U.S.	153
Japan	64
France	39

Company	2007 Number of Employees
U.S. Postal Service	785,929
Sinopec	634,011
Hon Hai Precision Industry	550,000

Company	2007 Profits ($ millions)
Exxon Mobil	$40,610
Royal Dutch Shell	$31,331
General Electric	$22,208

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Rank	Company	Global 500 rank	$ millions	% change from 2006	$ millions	% change from 2006
			REVENUES		PROFITS
1	Wolseley	241	31,594	25	923	-4
2	TUI	260	29,929	14	240	0
3	Fujifilm Holdings	323	24,928	5	914	211
4	3M	327	24,462	7	4,096	6
5	Christian Dior	346	23,604	18	1,205	21
6	Schlumberger	358	23,277	21	5,177	40

Rank	Company	Revenues %	Assets %
1	Wolseley	31,594	20,260
2	TUI	29,929	23,838
3	Fujifilm Holdings	24,928	32,816
4	3M	24,462	24,694
5	Christian Dior	23,604	50,720
6	Schlumberger	23,277	27,853

From the July 21, 2008 issue