Exhibit 2b
Top Companies' Share of the 2006 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
                                         of Identified         Value (1)        Value            Company
                                            Exporters                                           Type Value
                                                                                                    (2)

 
All identified companies                    247,985           915,752             100.0             100.0
  Top 4 companies                                 4            85,573               9.3               9.3
  Top 8 companies                                 8           121,878              13.3              13.3
  Top 20 companies                               20           189,215              20.7              20.7
  Top 50 companies                               50           278,604              30.4              30.4
  Top 100 companies                             100           360,159              39.3              39.3
  Top 250 companies                             250           476,641              52.0              52.0
  Top 500 companies                             500           563,380              61.5              61.5
  Top 1000 companies                          1,000           644,885              70.4              70.4
  Top 2000 companies                          2,000           716,920              78.3              78.3
Manufacturers                                68,148           580,999              63.4             100.0
  Top 4 companies                                 4            85,573               9.3              14.7
  Top 8 companies                                 8           119,473              13.0              20.6
  Top 20 companies                               20           176,258              19.2              30.3
  Top 50 companies                               50           251,133              27.4              43.2
  Top 100 companies                             100           315,098              34.4              54.2
  Top 250 companies                             250           391,846              42.8              67.4
  Top 500 companies                             500           443,910              48.5              76.4
  Top 1000 companies                          1,000           488,088              53.3              84.0
  Top 2000 companies                          2,000           522,423              57.0              89.9
Wholesalers                                  82,904           203,924              22.3             100.0
  Top 4 companies                                 4            27,682               3.0              13.6
  Top 8 companies                                 8            40,049               4.4              19.6
  Top 20 companies                               20            57,031               6.2              28.0
  Top 50 companies                               50            77,448               8.5              38.0
  Top 100 companies                             100            96,702              10.6              47.4
  Top 250 companies                             250           120,196              13.1              58.9
  Top 500 companies                             500           136,496              14.9              66.9
  Top 1000 companies                          1,000           151,490              16.5              74.3
  Top 2000 companies                          2,000           165,641              18.1              81.2
Other companies (3)                          89,655           124,537              13.6             100.0
  Top 4 companies                                 4            10,431               1.1               8.4
  Top 8 companies                                 8            17,175               1.9              13.8
  Top 20 companies                               20            30,033               3.3              24.1
  Top 50 companies                               50            46,094               5.0              37.0
  Top 100 companies                             100            59,113               6.5              47.5
  Top 250 companies                             250            76,127               8.3              61.1
  Top 500 companies                             500            88,144               9.6              70.8
  Top 1000 companies                          1,000            97,941              10.7              78.6
  Top 2000 companies                          2,000           106,314              11.6              85.4
Unclassified companies                        7,278             6,293               0.7             100.0
 
 
(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
(3) Includes manufacturing companies of prepackaged software and books, freight forwarders and other transportation se