Exhibit 2a
Top Companies' Share of the 2005 Export Market
         by Company Type
 
Note:  This exhibit is compiled using data from export trade documents and the Business Register.  For information on
nonsampling errors and other data limitations, see the Technical Documentation.
 
Value in millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

Company Type                        Number of       Known  % of Known % of Company    % Change 2004-2005
 				    Exporters       Value       Value         Type 
 				    			                  Value(2)
                                                                                     Number of      Known                                                                                     Exporters      Value
 
 
All identified companies              239,094     784,536       100.0       100.0         2.7        10.0
  Top 4 companies                           4      67,813         8.6         8.6          -         15.0
  Top 8 companies                           8      98,537        12.6        12.6          -         13.3
  Top 20 companies                         20     156,852        20.0        20.0          -          9.4
  Top 50 companies                         50     235,709        30.0        30.0          -          9.5
  Top 100 companies                       100     303,889        38.7        38.7          -          8.4
  Top 250 companies                       250     405,115        51.6        51.6          -          8.5
  Top 500 companies                       500     481,058        61.3        61.3          -          8.9
  Top 1000 companies                    1,000     550,838        70.2        70.2          -          9.0
  Top 2000 companies                    2,000     612,774        78.1        78.1          -          9.2
Manufacturers                          67,413     505,660        64.5       100.0         0.5         4.7
  Top 4 companies                           4      67,813         8.6        13.4          -         15.0
  Top 8 companies                           8      98,537        12.6        19.5          -         13.3
  Top 20 companies                         20     152,877        19.5        30.2          -         10.5
  Top 50 companies                         50     217,020        27.7        42.9          -          8.2
  Top 100 companies                       100     271,282        34.6        53.6          -          7.0
  Top 250 companies                       250     340,082        43.3        67.3          -          5.3
  Top 500 companies                       500     386,236        49.2        76.4          -          4.9
  Top 1000 companies                    1,000     423,943        54.0        83.8          -          4.6
  Top 2000 companies                    2,000     453,605        57.8        89.7          -          4.5
Wholesalers                            79,903     170,612        21.7       100.0         3.3        27.6
  Top 4 companies                           4      17,834         2.3        10.5          -         -0.3
  Top 8 companies                           8      28,207         3.6        16.5          -          7.7
  Top 20 companies                         20      45,252         5.8        26.5          -         20.0
  Top 50 companies                         50      63,375         8.1        37.1          -         26.5
  Top 100 companies                       100      78,821        10.0        46.2          -         29.7
  Top 250 companies                       250      98,557        12.6        57.8          -         29.9
  Top 500 companies                       500     112,627        14.4        66.0          -         30.0
  Top 1000 companies                    1,000     125,946        16.1        73.8          -         30.2
  Top 2000 companies                    2,000     138,231        17.6        81.0          -         29.6
Other companies (3)                    84,655     105,137        13.4       100.0         5.2        16.4
  Top 4 companies                           4       8,863         1.1         8.4          -         16.4
  Top 8 companies                           8      14,045         1.8        13.4          -         11.6
  Top 20 companies                         20      23,647         3.0        22.5          -         11.6
  Top 50 companies                         50      37,514         4.8        35.7          -         15.0
  Top 100 companies                       100      48,251         6.2        45.9          -         14.7
  Top 250 companies                       250      63,394         8.1        60.3          -         15.1
  Top 500 companies                       500      74,309         9.5        70.7          -         15.8
  Top 1000 companies                    1,000      83,187        10.6        79.1          -         15.8
  Top 2000 companies                    2,000      90,407        11.5        86.0          -         15.9
Unclassified companies                  7,123       3,127         0.4       100.0       -10.3       -49.8
 
 
(1) Known value is defined as the portion of U.S. total exports that could be matched to specific companies.
(2) Percent of company type value is computed relative to the sector's total value, e.g., the top 4 wholesalers accoun
(3) Includes manufacturing companies of prepackaged software and books, freight forwarders and other transportation se