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Table 2 Number and distribution of listed companies based on the US SIC primary code

From: Relation of R&D expense to turnover and number of listed companies in all industrial fields

US SIC primary code - Text description

Number of listed companies

Ratio

(%)

01 - Agricultural production-crops

521

0.88

02 - Agricultural production-livestock and animal specialities

234

0.39

07 - Agricultural services

296

0.50

08 - Forestry

63

0.11

09 - Fishing, hunting and trapping

78

0.13

10 - Metal mining

2475

4.16

12 - Coal mining

203

0.34

13 - Oil and gas extraction

1336

2.25

14 - Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels

475

0.80

15 - Building construction-general contractors and operative builders

840

1.41

16 - Heavy construction other than building construction-contractors

668

1.12

17 - Construction-special trade contractors

352

0.59

20 - Food and kindred products

2267

3.81

21 - Tobacco products

66

0.11

22 - Textile mill products

1114

1.87

23 - Apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials

536

0.90

24 - Lumber and wood products, except furniture

279

0.47

25 - Furniture and fixtures

208

0.35

26 - Paper and allied products

565

0.95

27 - Printing, publishing and allied industries

518

0.87

28 - Chemicals and allied products

3889

6.54

29 - Petroleum refining and related industries

223

0.38

30 - Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products

766

1.29

31 - Leather and leather products

157

0.26

32 - Stone, clay, glass and concrete products

1077

1.81

33 - Primary metal industries

1226

2.06

34 - Fabricated metal products, except machinery and transportation equipment

1019

1.71

35 - Industrial and commercial machinery and computer equipment

2519

4.24

36 - Electronic and other electrical equipment and components, except computer equipment

3597

6.05

37 - Transportation equipment

1166

1.96

38 - Measuring, analyzing and controlling instruments; photographic, medical and optical goods; watches and clocks

1222

2.06

39 - Miscellaneous manufacturing industries

557

0.94

40 - Railroad transportation

75

0.13

41 - Local and suburban transit and interurban highway passenger transportation

163

0.27

42 - Motor freight transportation and warehousing

330

0.56

43 - United States postal service

6

0.01

44 - Water transportation

432

0.73

45 - Transportation by air

204

0.34

46 - Pipelines, except natural gas

57

0.10

47 - Transportation services

511

0.86

48 - Communications

1219

2.05

49 - Electric, gas and sanitary services

1483

2.50

50 - Wholesale trade, durable goods

2146

3.61

51 - Wholesale trade, nondurable goods

1031

1.73

52 - Building materials, hardware, garden supply, and mobile home dealers

44

0.07

53 - General merchandise stores

293

0.49

54 - Food stores

302

0.51

55 - Automotive dealers and gasoline service stations

155

0.26

56 - Apparel and accessory stores

167

0.28

57 - Home furniture, furnishings, and equipment stores

206

0.35

58 - Eating and drinking places

389

0.65

59 - Miscellaneous retail

518

0.87

60 - Depository institutions

1170

1.97

61 - Non-depository credit institutions

3270

5.50

62 - Security and commodity brokers, dealers, exchanges and services

856

1.44

63 - Insurance carriers

137

0.23

64 - Insurance agents, brokers, and service

100

0.17

65 - Real estate

2113

3.56

67 - Holding and other investment offices

2761

4.65

70 - Hotels, rooming houses, camps, and other lodging places

670

1.13

72 - Personal services

121

0.20

73 - Business services

4524

7.61

75 - Automotive repair, services, and parking

150

0.25

76 - Miscellaneous repair services

38

0.06

78 - Motion pictures

222

0.37

79 - Amusement and recreation services

371

0.62

80 - Health services

479

0.81

81 - Legal services

14

0.02

82 - Educational services

192

0.32

83 - Social services

42

0.07

84 - Museums, art galleries, and botanical and zoological gardens

7

0.01

86 - Membership organizations

15

0.03

87 - Engineering, accounting, research, management, and related services

1591

2.68

88 - Private households

0

0.00

89 - Services not elsewhere classified

199

0.33

91 - Executive, legislative, and general government, except finance

4

0.01

92 - Justice, public order, and safety

13

0.02

93 - Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy

40

0.07

94 - Administration of human resource programs

8

0.01

95 - Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

18

0.03

96 - Administration of economic programs

54

0.09

97 - National security and international affairs

8

0.01

99 - Nonclassifiable establishments

0

0.00

Total

59,430

100.00