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Top industries: Most bang for the buck
| 1 | Wholesalers: Health Care | 3.91 | | 2 | Food and Drug Stores | 2.78 | | 3 | Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment | 2.63 | | 4 | Automotive Retailing, Services | 2.62 | | 5 | Wholesalers: Diversified | 2.10 | | 6 | Specialty Retailers | 2.03 | | 7 | Engineering, Construction | 1.93 | | 8 | Petroleum Refining | 1.90 | | 9 | Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services | 1.78 | | 10 | Food Production | 1.75 | | 11 | Food Services | 1.60 | | 12 | General Merchandisers | 1.49 | | 13 | Health Care: Insurance and Managed Care | 1.38 | | 14 | Household and Personal Products | 1.34 | | 15 | Metals | 1.33 | | 16 | Motor Vehicles and Parts | 1.25 | | 17 | Industrial and Farm Equipment | 1.20 | | 18 | Electronics, Electrical Equipment | 1.16 | | 19 | Information Technology Services | 1.12 | | 20 | Health Care: Medical Facilities | 1.11 | | 21 | Food Consumer Products | 1.11 | | 22 | Homebuilders | 1.07 | | 23 | Oil and Gas Equipment, Services | 1.06 | | 24 | Aerospace and Defense | 1.00 | | 25 | Chemicals | 0.99 | | 26 | Computers, Office Equipment | 0.95 | | 27 | Pipelines | 0.94 | | 28 | Packaging, Containers | 0.94 | | 29 | Energy | 0.93 | | 30 | Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components | 0.91 | | 31 | Home Equipment, Furnishings | 0.88 | | 32 | Airlines | 0.80 | | 33 | Beverages | 0.77 | | 34 | Medical Products and Equipment | 0.74 | | 35 | Publishing, Printing | 0.71 | | 36 | Scientific, Photographic, and Control Equipment | 0.68 | | 37 | Network and Other Communications Equipment | 0.57 | | 38 | Hotels, Casinos, Resorts | 0.55 | | 39 | Internet Services and Retailing | 0.55 | | 40 | Pharmaceuticals | 0.52 | | 41 | Real Estate | 0.50 | | 42 | Telecommunications | 0.49 | | 43 | Entertainment | 0.43 | | 44 | Financial Data Services | 0.42 | | 45 | Railroads | 0.41 | | 46 | Utilities: Gas and Electric | 0.41 | | 47 | Mining, Crude-Oil Production | 0.35 | | 48 | Insurance: Property and Casualty (stock) | 0.30 | | 49 | Diversified Financials | 0.11 | | 50 | Securities | 0.08 | | 51 | Insurance: Life, Health (stock) | 0.08 | | 52 | Commercial Banks | 0.08 |
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From the May 5, 2008 issue
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