Rank |
Industry |
Number of companies |
Total U.S. contributions |
1 |
Pharmaceuticals |
12 |
$3,840,799,369 |
2 |
Banks |
18 |
718,342,606 |
3 |
Computers and technology |
15 |
644,367,140 |
4 |
Petroleum, gas and mining |
7 |
549,082,917 |
5 |
Food, beverage and tobacco |
14 |
507,998,103 |
6 |
Printing, publishing and media |
6 |
494,587,399 |
7 |
Retail and wholesale trade |
10 |
437,928,926 |
8 |
Other services (1) |
12 |
286,388,905 |
9 |
Insurance |
19 |
211,103,197 |
10 |
Utilities |
26 |
179,247,937 |
11 |
Other manufacturing (2) |
14 |
166,865,301 |
12 |
Precision instruments |
9 |
140,800,884 |
13 |
Chemicals |
7 |
123,939,355 |
14 |
Finance |
9 |
99,617,113 |
15 |
Aerospace and defense |
4 |
82,392,554 |
16 |
Industrial machinery and construction |
5 |
60,685,903 |
17 |
Transportation |
6 |
49,437,974 |
18 |
Paper and allied products |
4 |
27,333,083 |
|
Total |
197 |
$8,620,918,666 |
(1) Includes telecommunications, transportation and other diversified services.
(2) Includes aerospace and defense, electrical equipment and appliances, paper and allied products and other diversified manufacturing.
Source: The Conference Board. |