MAIN CATEGORIES:
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29. Outlying Areas
30. Comparative International
Statistics
31. Industrial Outlook
32. 1997 Economic Census
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883. Mergers and Acquisitions, by Industry
[Covers transactions valued at $5 million or more. Values based ontransactions for which price data revealed. All activity includesmergers, acquisitions, acquisitions of partial
interest that involve a40% stake in the target or an investment of at least $100 million,divestitures, and leveraged transactions that result in a change inownership. Divestiture:
sale of a business, division, or subsidiary bycorporate owner to another party. Leveraged buyout: acquisition of abusiness in which buyers use mostly borrowed money to finance
purchaseprice and incorporate debt into capital structure of businessafter change in ownership]
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Total activity
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1,352
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180,798.0
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141
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35,349.6
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21,012.2
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1,497
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186,181
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38,169
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17,612
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2,250
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462,389.3
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3,476.7
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62,591.8
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2,670
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556,308.3
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2,888.0
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59,302.4
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3,753
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833,996.1
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64,817.1
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87,807.1
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3,882
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1,378,564.6
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232,505.1
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127,760.9
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Construction firms
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157.5
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(NA)
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197.0
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313.9
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101.6
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147.4
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344.0
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Food and kindred products
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8,730
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3,954
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359.1
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Tobacco products
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(NA)
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Textile and apparel products
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Wood products, furniture, and fixtures
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443.90
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104.5
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631.1
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Paper and allied products
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Chemicals and allied products
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178.7
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160.0
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482.8
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3,389.8
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2,327.2
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Drugs
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1,178.6
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181.8
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4,637.2
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8,889
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2,164.0
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220.1
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9,893.4
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65.2
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1,905.4
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5,625.6
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397.3
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Soaps, cosmetics, & personal-care products
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320.50
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(NA)
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511.8
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7.00
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1,250
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1,550
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(NA)
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399.0
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(NA)
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1,087.7
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1,927.2
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(NA)
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101.2
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943.7
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78.0
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992.4
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12
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722.0
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96.6
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206.3
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Rubber & misc plastic products
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604.9
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92.6
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86.3
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714
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28.8
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214.2
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1,561.7
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(NA)
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519.1
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4,515.0
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12
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480.2
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902.2
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9,836.0
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122.9
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522.1
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Leather and leather products
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109.8
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17.0
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137
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482
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(NA)
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579.1
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(NA)
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5.0
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41.8
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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296.5
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15.0
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127.6
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8.2
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6.6
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317.5
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24.2
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7.6
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900
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206
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177
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1,458.3
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(NA)
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444.6
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936.2
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(NA)
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123.8
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1,400.6
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244.9
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161.2
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3,843.7
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792.5
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3,846.1
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Metal and metal products
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27
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3,865.6
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925.1
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6
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502.6
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1,071
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838
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509
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3,979.8
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244.7
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552.1
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66
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4,306.5
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(NA)
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1,214.3
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91
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10,969.9
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13
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1,177.4
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2,445.0
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12,155.2
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2,008.5
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1,408.0
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29
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2,710.1
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420.2
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903.1
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2,647
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229
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452
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4,967.0
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(NA)
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16
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1,435.8
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49
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3,762.9
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(NA)
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22
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1,786.6
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72
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12,063.0
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4,042.3
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5,425.9
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90
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24,549.5
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228.4
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1,369.7
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Computer and office equipment
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16
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2,041.1
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236.5
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22.3
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20
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1,720
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87
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22
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4,874.7
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777.5
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461.1
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3,642.9
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411.1
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202.8
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45
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7,594.3
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13
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2,485.0
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405.5
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39
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12,139.8
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11
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9,746.3
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1,490.9
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Prepackaged software
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31
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835.5
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4
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203.0
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7
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366.6
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34
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3,856
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483
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208
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64
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9,903.5
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2
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15.0
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15
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2,123.0
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84
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9,951.0
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0
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11
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474.0
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127
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6,743.2
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23
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1,015.1
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21
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366.4
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160
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19,782.5
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36
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3,059.4
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38
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2,793.9
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Electronic and electrical equipment
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25
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1,913.8
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6
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300.40
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4
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355.9
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31.00
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4,223
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10
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897
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8
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912
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57
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7,013.0
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3
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199.0
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12
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583.1
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59
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14,295.9
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7
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134.9
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12
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1,157.4
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75
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13,034.0
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15
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1,040.2
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25
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2,297.5
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101
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26,438.6
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25
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2,938.6
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29
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11,996.4
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Communications equipment
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9
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269.9
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3
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442.3
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8
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366.6
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16
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1,576
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4
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56
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3
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203
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36
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26,477.2
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1
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30.0
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7
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331.8
|
|
33
|
6,579.8
|
1
|
6.6
|
6
|
172.3
|
|
61
|
16,451.9
|
12
|
568.0
|
10
|
907.8
|
|
47
|
5,006.3
|
15
|
6,005.5
|
20
|
1,615.4
|
|
|
Transportation equipment
|
8
|
820.4
|
1
|
334.6
|
3
|
169.7
|
|
13
|
995
|
2
|
| |
