Top industries Most Profitable Industries: Return on Revenues {| ! Industry Rank ! Industry ! 2005 Profits as
% of Revenues |} 1 Mining, Crude-Oil Production 29.9 Top industries Most Profitable Industries: Return on Revenues {| ! Industry Rank ! Industry ! 2005 Profits as
% of Revenues |} 1 Mining, Crude-Oil Production 29.9 2 internet Services and Retailing 23.8 3 Commercial Banks 18.3 4 Network and Other Communications Equipment 15.8 5 Pharmaceuticals 15.7 6 Medical Products & Equipment 13.2 7 Securities 12.7 8 Railroads 12.5 9 Diversified Financials 12.4 10 Publishing, Printing 11.8 11 Household and Personal Products 11.1 12 Insurance: Life, Health (stock) 10.3 13 Homebuilders 9.9 14 Insurance: P & C (stock) 9.0 15 Oil and Gas Equipment, Services 8.7 16 Entertainment 8.4 17 Food Consumer Products 8.4 18 Electronics, Electrical Equipment 8.2 19 Food Services 8.0 20 Computers, Office Equipment 7.5 21 Health Care: Insurance & Managed Care 7.1 22 Hotels, Casinos, Resorts 6.8 23 Industrial & Farm Equipment 6.6 24 Apparel 6.5 25 Petroleum Refining 6.1 26 Utilities: Gas & Electric 6.0 27 Chemicals 5.8 28 Metals 5.6 29 Beverages 5.3 30 Information Technology Services 5.1 31 Aerospace and Defense 4.9 32 Health Care: Medical Facilities 4.6 33 Telecommunications 4.2 34 General Merchandisers 4.1 35 Specialty Retailers 4.0 36 Semiconductors and Other Electronic Components 3.9 37 Energy 3.0 38 Food Production 2.8 39 Health Care: Pharmacy and Other Services 2.8 40 Wholesalers: Diversified 2.3 41 Engineering, Construction 2.2 42 Wholesalers: Food and Grocery 2.1 43 Food & Drug Stores 1.6 44 Pipelines 1.4 45 Wholesalers: Electronics and Office Equipment 1.4 46 Wholesalers: Health Care 1.3 47 Automotive Retailing, Services 1.1 48 Motor Vehicles & Parts 1.1 49 Packaging, Containers 0.4 50 Airlines -10.6 From the April 17th, 2006 issue
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crude oil
It had made it much easier to clean cotton and made industries sky rocket
Greenland is the most profitable
There are a number of coal mines in the US that are quite large and profitable. The vast majority of these mines are located in Wyoming, which has the largest coal extraction rates of any state.
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i think they are agriculture, industry, and tourism
The Royal Bank of Scottland is one of the most profitable industries in the world. Oil, ship building and coal mining are heavy industries. Exporting of whiskey and tourism are also very profitable in Scottland.
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Alaska is the only profitable US State. Revenues exceed expenditures. Governor Palin is responsible for this.
Disney.
Pizza and chicken.
crude oil
it's the telephone
Pizza, Cheese burger, Big Mac and Whopper
Some of the most profitable mortgage companies in the US, are: Bank of America, Wells Fargo Mortgage, CitiMortgage, U.S. Bank Home Mortgage, and Sun Trust Bank.