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	Deutsche Post	55	90,472	14	1,901	-21
2	U.S. Postal Service	83	74,778	3	-5,142	-671
3	United Parcel Service	142	49,692	5	382	-91
4	FedEx	214	35,214	9	2,016	12
5	La Poste	239	31,947	8	1,291	30
6	Poste Italiane	348	23,518	10	1,155	36
7	Royal Mail Holdings	446	18,841	24	271	-59

Rank	Company	Revenues %	Assets %
1	Deutsche Post	90,472	344,266
2	U.S. Postal Service	74,778	25,847
3	United Parcel Service	49,692	39,042
4	FedEx	35,214	24,000
5	La Poste	31,947	194,526
6	Poste Italiane	23,518	116,687
7	Royal Mail Holdings	18,841	12,629

From the July 21, 2008 issue