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if you had read farther you would have noticed that the industry that makes
the "most bang for its buck"(their term) is the wholesale food industry...
funny that only pharma is supposed to be profit free..
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Here's a list of the industries whose profits are the fasting
growing. Note that the pharmaceutical industry is # 33.
Top industriesFastest Growing Industries: Growth in Profits (1 Year)
http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2007/performers/industries/gro
wth_in_profits/1yr.html
Industry Rank Industry 2006 % Growth in Profits
1 Packaging, Containers 96.0
2 Oil and Gas Equipment, Services 77.6
3 Wholesalers: Diversified 61.4
4 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 56.1
5 Metals 51.0
6 Securities 46.6
7 Mining, Crude-Oil Production 46.4
8 Hotels, Casinos, Resorts 46.3
9 Engineering, Construction 37.3
10 Insurance: P & C (stock) 34.1
11 Pipelines 30.9
12 Petroleum Refining 30.4
13 Entertainment 26.7
14 Aerospace and Defense 26.4
15 Health Care: Insurance & Managed Care 25.6
16 Energy 23.1
17 Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment 22.1
18 Computers, Office Equipment 19.6
19 Railroads 19.4
20 Chemicals 15.4
21 Food Services 15.2
22 Medical Products & Equipment 15.2
23 Industrial & Farm Equipment 14.9
24 Commercial Banks 13.9
25 Food & Drug Stores 12.3
26 Insurance: Life, Health (stock) 10.9
27 General Merchandisers 10.9
28 Beverages 9.4
29 Utilities: Gas & Electric 8.4
30 Publishing, Printing 7.8
31 Electronics, Electrical Equipment 7.5
32 Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services 7.3
33 Pharmaceuticals 6.2