Exhibit 2a
Top Companies' Share of the 2007 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         % Change 2006-2007
                                    Identified    Value (1)       Value      Company      Number of        Known
                                    Exporters                                Type Value    Identified      Value
                                                                                 (2)       Exporters

 
All identified companies               266,457    1,031,007        100.0        100.0          7.4         12.6
  Top 4 companies                            4       88,743          8.6          8.6           -           3.7
  Top 8 companies                            8      129,838         12.6         12.6           -           6.5
  Top 20 companies                          20      206,733         20.1         20.1           -           9.3
  Top 50 companies                          50      308,675         29.9         29.9           -          10.8
  Top 100 companies                        100      395,069         38.3         38.3           -           9.7
  Top 250 companies                        250      524,207         50.8         50.8           -          10.0
  Top 500 companies                        500      621,229         60.3         60.3           -          10.3
  Top 1000 companies                     1,000      713,285         69.2         69.2           -          10.6
  Top 2000 companies                     2,000      795,950         77.2         77.2           -          11.0
Manufacturers                           71,563      674,603         65.4        100.0          5.0         16.1
  Top 4 companies                            4       88,743          8.6         13.2           -           3.7
  Top 8 companies                            8      129,838         12.6         19.2           -           8.7
  Top 20 companies                          20      204,699         19.9         30.3           -          16.1
  Top 50 companies                          50      292,002         28.3         43.3           -          16.3
  Top 100 companies                        100      362,567         35.2         53.7           -          15.1
  Top 250 companies                        250      451,778         43.8         67.0           -          15.3
  Top 500 companies                        500      512,376         49.7         76.0           -          15.4
  Top 1000 companies                     1,000      564,871         54.8         83.7           -          15.7
  Top 2000 companies                     2,000      604,751         58.7         89.6           -          15.8
Wholesalers                             87,669      204,114         19.8        100.0          5.7          0.1
  Top 4 companies                            4       19,811          1.9          9.7           -         -28.4
  Top 8 companies                            8       29,024          2.8         14.2           -         -27.5
  Top 20 companies                          20       43,394          4.2         21.3           -         -23.9
  Top 50 companies                          50       64,308          6.2         31.5           -         -17.0
  Top 100 companies                        100       82,748          8.0         40.5           -         -14.4
  Top 250 companies                        250      107,609         10.4         52.7           -         -10.5
  Top 500 companies                        500      125,949         12.2         61.7           -          -7.7
  Top 1000 companies                     1,000      143,008         13.9         70.1           -          -5.6
  Top 2000 companies                     2,000      159,310         15.5         78.0           -          -3.8
Other companies (3)                    100,087      147,073         14.3        100.0         11.6         18.1
  Top 4 companies                            4       12,375          1.2          8.4           -          18.6
  Top 8 companies                            8       19,891          1.9         13.5           -          15.8
  Top 20 companies                          20       34,270          3.3         23.3           -          14.1
  Top 50 companies                          50       53,327          5.2         36.3           -          15.7
  Top 100 companies                        100       68,077          6.6         46.3           -          15.2
  Top 250 companies                        250       87,516          8.5         59.5           -          15.0
  Top 500 companies                        500      101,422          9.8         69.0           -          15.1
  Top 1000 companies                     1,000      113,974         11.1         77.5           -          16.4
  Top 2000 companies                     2,000      124,285         12.1         84.5           -          16.9
Unclassified companies                   7,138        5,215          0.5        100.0         -1.9        -17.1
 
 
(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 account for 9
(3) Includes manufacturing companies of prepackaged software and books, freight forwarders and other transportation service