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32. 1997 Economic Census
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896. 1,000 Largest Industrial Corporations--Selected Financial Items, by Industry: 1997
[Data are medians. For explanation of terms see source.Minus sign (-) indicates decrease. For definition of median, see Guide to Tabular Presentation]
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Revenues
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Profits
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Earnings
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Total returns
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Employees
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Revenue,
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per
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to investors
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percent
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Percent
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As percent
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As percent
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As percent
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share
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Industry
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change
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change
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of
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of
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of
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1987-97
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1987-97
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Number
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Percent
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from
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from
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revenue
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assets
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stockholders'
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ann. rate
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Ann.rate
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1997
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change
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Total
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1996
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Total
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1996
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equity
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from
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Aerospace
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4,062
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13
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243
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18
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5
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6
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21
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7
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21
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20
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29,000
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12
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Airlines
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7,863
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7
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491
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78
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5
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6
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16
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11
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14
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61
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40,900
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4
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Apparel
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2,003
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7
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128
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24
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7
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9
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19
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6
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12
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-1
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17,524
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4
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Beverages
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7,158
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4
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170
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17
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6
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8
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17
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9
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21
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32
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15,650
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Building materials, glass
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3,502
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9
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159
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66
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7
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8
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23
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-2
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14
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3
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16,750
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4
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Chemicals
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2,325
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2
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155
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3
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6
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6
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17
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7
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14
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19
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6,775
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1
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Commercial banks
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3,428
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11
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401
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17
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14
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1.2
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16
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12
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25
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60
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11,000
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9
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Computer and data services
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2,126
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11
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160
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15
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5
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7
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14
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14
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17
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35
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10,500
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9
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Computer peripherals
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2,716
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13
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190
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70
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7
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12
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22
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13
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22
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33
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8,144
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25
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Computers, office equipment
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7,840
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12
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333
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21
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5
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5
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16
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10
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12
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24
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25,700
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4
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Diversified financials
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4,644
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18
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417
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16
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11
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2
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17
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18
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27
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52
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8,300
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9
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Diversified outsourcing services
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1,649
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15
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29
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21
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2
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6
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21
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14
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19
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64
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53,250
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7
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Electronics, electrical equip
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1,955
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10
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130
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11
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5
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7
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15
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9
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17
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20
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13,800
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11
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Electronics, network communications
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2,620
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33
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298
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25
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14
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17
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22
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27
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21
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-15
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6,858
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24
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Electronics, semiconductors
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2,507
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4
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178
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6
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12
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10
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16
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23
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15
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7
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12,759
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9
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Engineering, construction
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1,828
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9
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50
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12
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3
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4
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10
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11
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19
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51
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7,989
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13
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Entertainment
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13,339
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13
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671
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62
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6
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3
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6
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1
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13
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46
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48,521
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-12
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Food
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3,369
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4
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117
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18
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3
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7
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17
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10
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18
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43
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14,800
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1
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Food services
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1,686
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7
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27
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12
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2
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4
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12
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15
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18
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19
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28,250
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-4
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Food and drug stores
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3,014
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4
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39
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-4
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2
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4
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10
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6
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17
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45
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19,025
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5
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Forest and paper products
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3,439
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1
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51
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-59
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2
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2
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4
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-4
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10
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6
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15,800
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0
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Furniture
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1,652
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17
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81
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46
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6
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10
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22
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14
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22
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64
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15,195
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10
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General merchandisers
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3,144
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8
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141
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19
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3
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4
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12
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8
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17
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26
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23,000
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2
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Health care
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1,805
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24
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26
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13
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2
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3
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7
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17
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22
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10
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18,500
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7
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Hotels, casinos, resorts
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1,419
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11
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99
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5
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5
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3
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9
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3
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15
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10
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23,400
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2
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Industrial and farm equipment
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2,247
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10
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101
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17
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5
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6
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16
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9
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15
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31
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14,096
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6
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Insurance: Life, health (mutual)
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4,225
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5
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221
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31
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4
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1
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13
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4,170
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4
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Insurance: Life, health (stock)
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3,815
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9
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375
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36
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8
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1
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11
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12
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23
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42
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4,558
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4
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Insurance: property and casualty (mutual)
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1,557
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4
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147
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47
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9
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3
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10
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3,010
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1
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Insurance: property and casualty (stock)
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3,404
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7
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298
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28
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9
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3
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12
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9
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20
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41
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6,773
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4
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Mail, package, freight delivery
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3,153
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11
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115
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12
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3
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6
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15
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13
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26
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40
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23,621
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10
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Metal products
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2,401
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8
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157
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20
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8
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7
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17
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12
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17
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36
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14,600
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5
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Metals
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2,931
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3
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93
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19
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4
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5
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13
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8
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14
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-5
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12,000
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0
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Mining, crude-oil production
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1,802
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12
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190
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10
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12
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6
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16
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3
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12
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-9
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4,685
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1
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Motor vehicles and parts
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6,567
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6
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152
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36
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4
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4
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17
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6
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14
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37
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25,150
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9
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Oilfield services
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Petroleum refining
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9,653
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0
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263
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6
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5
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6
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14
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7
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14
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22
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17,100
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1
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Pharmaceuticals
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8,349
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8
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1,157
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12
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14
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13
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27
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14
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23
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34
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35,600
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4
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Pipelines
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4,175
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37
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78
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-19
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3
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2
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8
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6
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20
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16
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2,134
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14
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Publishing, printing
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2,172
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8
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134
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0
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7
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7
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15
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8
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14
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38
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12,309
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8
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Railroads
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8,412
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8
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721
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-7
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8
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4
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13
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11
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17
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9
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43,500
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-1
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Rubber and plastics products
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1,691
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4
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76
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17
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5
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7
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14
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6
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15
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15
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9,905
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6
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Savings institutions
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2,466
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10
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314
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20
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10
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1
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11
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5
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22
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61
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5,235
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48
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Scientific, photo, and control equip
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1,916
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8
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116
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0
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7
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7
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14
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10
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14
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13
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12,150
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4
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Securities
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6,657
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22
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613
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25
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10
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1
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19
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15
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29
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81
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12,700
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10
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Soaps, cosmetics
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2,533
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6
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218
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17
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7
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10
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27
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13
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23
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32
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14,700
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3
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Specialist retailers
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2,567
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13
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55
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3
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2
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5
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11
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9
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13
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32
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18,200
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11
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Telecommunications
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4,253
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10
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165
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-26
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6
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2
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6
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3
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17
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36
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17,600
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9
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Temporary help
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1,608
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28
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81
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53
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3
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8
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14
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17
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24
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14
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6,300
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11
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Textiles
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1,901
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6
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68
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39
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3
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5
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11
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3
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17
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28
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16,100
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-1
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Tobacco
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2,513
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3
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101
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40
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3
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5
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21
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10
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19
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20
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15,630
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-1
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Toys, sporting goods
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Transportation equipment
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2,202
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10
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144
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5
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6
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11
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19
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19
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15
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30
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9,350
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-3
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Truck leasing
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Trucking
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1,986
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8
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31
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69
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1
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5
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13
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1
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7
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45
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19,300
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2
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Utilities, gas and electric
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2,734
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6
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188
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0
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8
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3
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11
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1
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14
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27
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6,290
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0
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Waste management
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Wholesalers
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2,746
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11
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40
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14
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1
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3
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11
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9
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15
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18
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4,878
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6
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NA Not available.
3 Includes both price appreciation and dividend yield, i.e., to an investor in the company's stock.
4 Excludes motor vehicles and aircraft.Source: Time Warner, New York, NY, The Fortune Directories (copyright).http://www.1jump.com/content/0-148548.html
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/896_1_000_largest_industrial_corporations_selected.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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