Rank |
Industry |
Number of companies |
Total U.S. contributions |
1 |
Pharmaceuticals |
10 |
$2,457,550,359 |
2 |
Banks |
14 |
589,779,685 |
3 |
Printing, publishing, and media |
4 |
485,385,723 |
4 |
Retail and wholesale trade |
5 |
472,564,729 |
5 |
Food, beverage and tobacco |
11 |
465,074,984 |
6 |
Computers and technology |
10 |
368,470,134 |
7 |
Petroleum, gas and mining |
3 |
341,330,813 |
8 |
Insurance |
19 |
297,287,359 |
9 |
Telecommunications |
3 |
236,204,202 |
10 |
Utilities |
23 |
197,599,917 |
11 |
Other manufacturing (1) |
10 |
159,343,526 |
12 |
Chemicals |
7 |
138,088,094 |
13 |
Precision instruments |
9 |
129,449,985 |
14 |
Other services |
8 |
111,066,483 |
15 |
Healthcare |
4 |
101,388,476 |
16 |
Transportation |
7 |
101,307,170 |
17 |
Aerospace and defense |
5 |
88,573,298 |
18 |
Industrial machinery and construction |
3 |
59,484,206 |
19 |
Finance |
7 |
51,564,867 |
20 |
Paper and allied products |
3 |
23,783,458 |
|
Total |
165 |
$6,875,297,468 |
(1) Includes aerospace and defense, electrical equipment and appliances, paper and allied products and other diversified manufacturing.
Source: The Conference Board. |