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Aerospace & defense:
Boeing Co. 61.5 billions US$ in 2006,
EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co) 44.5 billions US$ in 2005,
United Technologies Corp. 37.4 billions US$ in 2004,
Lockheed Martin Corp. 31.8 billions US$ in 2003,
Northrop Grumman Corp. 29.9 billions US$ in 2004,
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Food:
Nestlé SA 78.6 billions US$ in 2006,
Procter & Gamble, Co. 76.5 billions US$ in 2006,
Cargill Inc 71.1 billions US$ in 2005,
Kraft Food Inc 34.4 billions US$ in 2006,
Conagra Inc. 27.6 billions US$ in 2002,
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Insurance:
Blue Cross/Blue Shield 162.8 billions US$ in 2002,
Allianz AG 131.3 billions US$ in 2006,
AIG (American International Group) 113.2 billions US$ in 2006,
AXA 101.4 billions US$ in 2006,
Cardinal Health Inc. 81 billions US$ in 2006,
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Automotive & transport:
Daimler AG 197.1 billions US$ in 2006,
General Motors Corp. 193 billions US$ in 2004,
Toyota Motor Corp. 172.7 billions US$ in 2005,
Ford Motor Co. 164.2 billions US$ in 2003,
Volkswagen AG 113.3 billions US$ in 2003,
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Banking:
Citigroup Inc. 146.6 billions US$ in 2006,
ING Groep 99.5 billions US$ in 2002,
JP Morgan Chase & Co. 61.4 billions US$ in 2006,
Fannie Mae 53.8 billions US$ in 2003,
HSBC Holdings (Hong-Kong & Shangai Banking Corp) 50.6 billions US$ in 2004,
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Wood & paper products:
International Paper Corp. 25.5 billions US$ in 2004,
Georgia Pacific 23.3 billions US$ in 2002,
Weyerhaeuser Co. 19.9 billions US$ in 2003,
Stora Enso Oyj 19 billions US$ in 2006,
SCA (Svenska Cellulosa AB) 14.5 billions US$ in 2006,
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Beverages:
Coca Cola Co. 22 billions US$ in 2004,
Heineken NV. 13.4 billions US$ in 2002,
Asahi Breweries Ltd. 13.1 billions US$ in 2003,
Cadbury plc 8.5 billions US$ in 2002,
Allied Domecq plc. 5.8 billions US$ in 2004,
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Chemicals:
BASF AG 68.4 billions US$ in 2006,
Johnson & Johnson 53.3 billions US$ in 2006,
Bayer AG 38.7 billions US$ in 2004,
Ineos 38 billions US$ in 2006,
Dow Chemical 27.6 billions US$ in 2002,
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Consulting:
Electronic Data System Corp. 21.5 billions US$ in 2002,
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 15.1 billions US$ in 2003,
PriceWaterhouseCoopers 14.7 billions US$ in 2003,
Accenture Ltd 13.7 billions US$ in 2004,
Ernst & Young 13.1 billions US$ in 2003,
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Cosmetics:
L'Oréal 20.8 billions US$ in 2006,
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 12.2 billions US$ in 2006,
Gillette Co. 10.5 billions US$ in 2004,
Avon products, Inc. 7.5 billions US$ in 2004,
Beiersdorf 6.2 billions US$ in 2002,
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Retail:
Wal-Mart Stores 350 billions US$ in 2006,
Carrefour SA 105.8 billions US$ in 2004,
Ahold (Royal) NV 81.5 billions US$ in 2002,
Tesco 79.3 billions US$ in 2006,
Metro AG 69.7 billions US$ in 2003,
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Appliance:
Electrolux 17.8 billions US$ in 2003,
Whirlpool Corp. 13.2 billions US$ in 2004,
Bosch-Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH (BSH) 8.2 billions US$ in 2002,
Maytag Corp. 4.8 billions US$ in 2003,
Indesit ex-Merloni Elettrodomestici Spa 3.8 billions US$ in 2003,
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Electronics:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 78.3 billions US$ in 2004,
Sony Corp. 63.3 billions US$ in 2003,
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) 56.5 billions US$ in 2006,
Toshiba Corp. 47.5 billions US$ in 2003,
Motorola Inc. 42.9 billions US$ in 2006,
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Energy & water:
Exxon Mobil Corp. 377.6 billions US$ in 2006,
SHELL 179.4 billions US$ in 2002,
BP plc 178.7 billions US$ in 2002,
Total SA 159.5 billions US$ in 2004,
ChevronTexaco Corp. 142.9 billions US$ in 2004,
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Lodging:
Accor 9.9 billions US$ in 2006,
Marriott International Inc. 9 billions US$ in 2003,
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC 6.2 billions US$ in 2003,
Starwood Hotel & Resort 6 billions US$ in 2006,
Hilton Hotels Corp. 3.8 billions US$ in 2003,
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Real estate:
Countrywide 11.4 billions US$ in 2006,
Centex Corp. 9.1 billions US$ in 2003,
Lennar Corp. 8.9 billions US$ in 2003,
Pulte Homes Inc. 7.5 billions US$ in 2002,
KB Home Corp. 5.8 billions US$ in 2003,
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Leisure:
Toys "R" Us Inc. 11.6 billions US$ in 2004,
Mattel Inc. 5.6 billions US$ in 2006,
Brunswick Corp. 4.1 billions US$ in 2003,
Hasbro Inc. 3.1 billions US$ in 2003,
Citizen Watch 2.8 billions US$ in 2003,
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Media:
Vivendi 61.1 billions US$ in 2002,
Time Warner 38.2 billions US$ in 2002,
Disney (Walt) Co. 34.3 billions US$ in 2006,
Viacom Inc. 26.6 billions US$ in 2003,
News Corp. 25.3 billions US$ in 2006,
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Metals & mining:
Glencore International AG 116.5 billions US$ in 2006,
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. 77.6 billions US$ in 2003,
ThyssenKrupp Stahl 48.5 billions US$ in 2004,
Arcelor SA 40.7 billions US$ in 2004,
Mittal Steel 28.1 billions US$ in 2005,
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Optical:
Luxottica Group 6.1 billions US$ in 2006,
Essilor International SA 3.5 billions US$ in 2006,
Hoya 3.1 billions US$ in 2005,
Bushnell Performance Optics 0.3 billions US$ in 2004,
Vistakon 0.2 billions US$ in 2006,
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Pharmaceuticals:
Pfizer, Inc. 52.5 billions US$ in 2004,
Merck & Co., Inc. 51.8 billions US$ in 2002,
Roche Holding 40.6 billions US$ in 2003,
Novartis AG 36.7 billions US$ in 2004,
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. 35.4 billions US$ in 2004,
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Tires:
Bridgestone Corp. 21.5 billions US$ in 2003,
Michelin 20.4 billions US$ in 2004,
Continental AG 19.4 billions US$ in 2006,
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co 13.9 billions US$ in 2002,
Sumitomo Rubber Industries 4.2 billions US$ in 2003,
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Advertising:
Publicis Groupe SA 32.2 billions US$ in 2002,
DSM 10.9 billions US$ in 2006,
Omnicom Group Inc. 7.5 billions US$ in 2002,
Dover Corp 6.5 billions US$ in 2006,
Interpublic Group of Companies 6.2 billions US$ in 2002,
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Restaurants:
McDonald's 21.6 billions US$ in 2006,
Compass Group plc 18.8 billions US$ in 2003,
Sodexho Alliance 16.4 billions US$ in 2002,
Aramark Corp 9.4 billions US$ in 2003,
Yum! Brands, Inc ex-Tricon Global Restaurants 8.4 billions US$ in 2003,
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Health care:
UnitedHealth Group 28.8 billions US$ in 2003,
CVS Corp. 26.6 billions US$ in 2003,
Columbia HCA Healthcare Corp. 23.5 billions US$ in 2004,
Celesio AG Ex-Gehe AG 19.3 billions US$ in 2002,
Alliance Unichem plc. 12.9 billions US$ in 2002,
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Computer services & software:
IBM (International Business Machines) 91 billions US$ in 2005,
Microsoft Corp. 32.2 billions US$ in 2003,
EDS Corp. (Electronic Data Systems) 21.5 billions US$ in 2002,
CSC Computer Sciences Corp. 14.1 billions US$ in 2005,
Amazon.com Inc. 10.7 billions US$ in 2006,
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Tobacco:
Altria ex-Philip Morris Co. 101.4 billions US$ in 2006,
Japan Tobacco 37.5 billions US$ in 2003,
BAT (British American Tobacco plc) 35.6 billions US$ in 2002,
Gallaher Group Plc. 14.3 billions US$ in 2003,
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. 6.2 billions US$ in 2002,
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Tourism:
TUI (Touristik Union International Gmbh) ex-Preussag 26.4 billions US$ in 2002,
Carlson Wagonlit Travel 19 billions US$ in 2004,
Carnival Corp. 11.1 billions US$ in 2005,
Thomas Cook Group Ltd. 10.5 billions US$ in 2002,
JTB Corp 10.1 billions US$ in 2003,
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