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SABIC Chemicals 3.78
SABMiller Beverages 3.95
Safeway Food and Drug Stores 7.56
Samsung Electronics Electronics 6.79
Sanmina-SCI Semiconductors 4.32
Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals 6.07
Sanyo Electric Electronics 4.94
SAP Computers 6.86
Sara Lee Consumer Food Products 5.40
Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals 5.53
Seiko Epson Computers 5.42
Seven & I Holdings Food and Drug Stores 5.79
Shanghai Baosteel Group Metals 5.25
Sharp Electronics 6.21
Shimizu Engineering, Construction 6.86
Siemens Electronics 7.19
Singapore Airlines Airlines 5.82
Sinopec Petroleum Refining 5.03
Skanska Engineering, Construction 7.19
Societe Generale Mega Banks 5.66
Solectron Semiconductors 4.16
Solvay Chemicals 4.43
Sony Electronics 6.49
Sprint Nextel Telecommunications 5.79
St. Paul Travelers Insurance: Property and Casualty 6.52
Staples Specialty Retailers 6.62
State Farm Insurance Insurance: Property and Casualty 6.06
STATOIL Petroleum Refining 6.50
Stora Enso Forest and Paper Products 6.44
Suez Energy 5.78
Sumitomo Chemical Chemicals 3.92
Sumitomo Electric Industries Electronics 5.38
Sumitomo Life Insurance Insurance: Life and Health 4.28
Sumitomo Metal Industries Metals 5.91
Sun Microsystems Computers 6.24
Suntory Beverages 3.51
Surgutneftegas Mining, Crude-Oil Production 4.31
Suzuki Motor Motor Vehicles 4.57
Svenska Cellulosa Household and Personal Products 4.14
Swiss Reinsurance Insurance: Property and Casualty 6.37
From the March 19, 2007 issue
How the countries stack up
United States 135
Japan 61
Britain 26
France 26
Germany 26
Most admired for people management
Procter & Gamble U.S.
FedEx U.S.
General Electric U.S.
Most admired for innovation
Apple U.S.
FedEx U.S.
Walt Disney U.S.
Industry champions
Tesco Food and Drug Stores
Nestlé Consumer Food Products
Bank of America Mega Banks
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