Exhibit 2b
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
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
                                  of Identified     Value (1)        Value        Company
                                     Exporters                                   Type Value
                                                                                     (2)
 
All identified companies                 240,376        789,877          100.0          100.0
  Top 4 companies                              4         67,842            8.6            8.6
  Top 8 companies                              8         98,583           12.5           12.5
  Top 20 companies                            20        157,017           19.9           19.9
  Top 50 companies                            50        236,069           29.9           29.9
  Top 100 companies                          100        304,469           38.5           38.5
  Top 250 companies                          250        406,100           51.4           51.4
  Top 500 companies                          500        482,385           61.1           61.1
  Top 1000 companies                       1,000        552,628           70.0           70.0
  Top 2000 companies                       2,000        615,025           77.9           77.9
Manufacturers                             67,684        509,008           64.4          100.0
  Top 4 companies                              4         67,842            8.6           13.3
  Top 8 companies                              8         98,583           12.5           19.4
  Top 20 companies                            20        153,064           19.4           30.1
  Top 50 companies                            50        217,415           27.5           42.7
  Top 100 companies                          100        271,879           34.4           53.4
  Top 250 companies                          250        341,097           43.2           67.0
  Top 500 companies                          500        387,607           49.1           76.1
  Top 1000 companies                       1,000        425,732           53.9           83.6
  Top 2000 companies                       2,000        455,728           57.7           89.5
Wholesalers                               80,229        171,494           21.7          100.0
  Top 4 companies                              4         17,845            2.3           10.4
  Top 8 companies                              8         28,225            3.6           16.5
  Top 20 companies                            20         45,286            5.7           26.4
  Top 50 companies                            50         63,462            8.0           37.0
  Top 100 companies                          100         78,935           10.0           46.0
  Top 250 companies                          250         98,719           12.5           57.6
  Top 500 companies                          500        112,836           14.3           65.8
  Top 1000 companies                       1,000        126,191           16.0           73.6
  Top 2000 companies                       2,000        138,594           17.5           80.8
Other companies (3)                       85,276        106,190           13.4          100.0
  Top 4 companies                              4          8,874            1.1            8.4
  Top 8 companies                              8         14,076            1.8           13.3
  Top 20 companies                            20         23,694            3.0           22.3
  Top 50 companies                            50         37,579            4.8           35.4
  Top 100 companies                          100         48,385            6.1           45.6
  Top 250 companies                          250         63,558            8.0           59.9
  Top 500 companies                          500         74,539            9.4           70.2
  Top 1000 companies                       1,000         83,478           10.6           78.6
  Top 2000 companies                       2,000         90,826           11.5           85.5
Unclassified companies                     7,187          3,185            0.4          100.0
 
 
(1) Known value is defined as the portion of U.S. total exports that could be matched to specific compa
(2) Percent of company type value is computed relative to the sector's total value, e.g. the top 4 whol
(3) Includes manufacturing companies of prepackaged software and books, freight forwarders and other tr