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Investing - Part Three: Business Sectors and Sub-categories

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  1. Business Sectors -

Business Sectors -

Businesses operate in industries, which can be categorized several ways. Google Finance breaks them into the following sectors and sub-categories. Information is available about many companies within each sub-category.

Basic Materials

  1. Chemical Manufacturing
  2. Chemicals - Plastics & Rubber
  3. Containers & Packaging
  4. Fabricated Plastic & Rubber
  5. Forestry & Wood Products
  6. Gold & Silver
  7. Iron & Steel
  8. Metal Mining
  9. Misc. Fabricated Products
  10. Non-Metallic Mining
  11. Paper & Paper Products

 Capital Goods

  1. Aerospace & Defense
  2. Constr. & Agric. Machinery
  3. Constr. - Supplies & Fixtures
  4. Construction - Raw Materials
  5. Construction Services
  6. Misc. Capital Goods
  7. Mobile Homes & RVs

Conglomerates companies with multiple operations

Consumer Cyclical

  1. Apparel/Accessories
  2. Appliance & Tool
  3. Audio & Video Equipment
  4. Auto & Truck Manufacturers
  5. Auto & Truck Parts
  6. Footwear
  7. Furniture & Fixtures
  8. Jewelry & Silverware
  9. Photography
  10. Recreational Products
  11. Textiles - Non Apparel
  12. Tires

 Consumer Non-Cyclical

  1. Beverages (Alcoholic)
  2. Beverages (Non-Alcoholic)
  3. Crops
  4. Fish/Livestock
  5. Food Processing
  6. Office Supplies
  7. Personal & Household Prods.
  8. Tobacco

 Energy

  1. Coal
  2. Oil & Gas - Integrated
  3. Oil & Gas Operations
  4. Oil Well Services & Equipment

 Financial

  1. Consumer Financial Services
  2. Insurance (Accident & Health)
  3. Insurance (Life)
  4. Insurance (Miscellaneous)
  5. Insurance (Prop. & Casualty)
  6. Investment Services
  7. Misc. Financial Services
  8. Money Center Banks
  9. Regional Banks
  10. S&Ls/Savings Banks

 Healthcare

  1. Biotechnology & Drugs
  2. Healthcare Facilities
  3. Major Drugs
  4. Medical Equipment & Supplies

 Services

  1. Advertising
  2. Broadcasting & Cable TV
  3. Business Services
  4. Casinos & Gaming
  5. Communications Services
  6. Hotels & Motels
  7. Motion Pictures
  8. Personal Services
  9. Printing & Publishing
  10. Printing Services
  11. Real Estate Operations
  12. Recreational Activities
  13. Rental & Leasing
  14. Restaurants
  15. Retail (Apparel)
  16. Retail (Catalog & Mail Order)
  17. Retail (Department & Discount)
  18. Retail (Drugs)
  19. Retail (Grocery)
  20. Retail (Home Improvement)
  21. Retail (Specialty)
  22. Retail (Technology)
  23. Schools
  24. Security Systems & Services
  25. Waste Management Services
  26. Technology
  27. Transportation
  28. Utilities

 Technology

  1. Communications Equipment
  2. Computer Hardware
  3. Computer Networks
  4. Computer Peripherals
  5. Computer Services
  6. Computer Storage Devices
  7. Electronic Instr. & Controls
  8. Office Equipment
  9. Scientific & Technical Instr.
  10. Semiconductors
  11. Software & Programming

 Transportation

  1. Air Courier
  2. Airline
  3. Misc. Transportation
  4. Railroads
  5. Trucking
  6. Water Transportation

 Utilities

  1. Electric Utilities
  2. Natural Gas Utilities
  3. Water Utilities

 

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