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Federal Contract Awards by Type of Product or Service

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Product or service categoryFY 2000FY 2001FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006FY 2007FY 2008 3Q * Partial year help link
(partial year)
FY 2000-2008FY 2007 Rank
Agricultural machinery and equipment0.004%0.005%0.005%0.007%0.006%0.006%0.005%0.005%0.003%0.005%--
Agricultural supplies0.018%0.010%0.007%0.007%0.006%0.024%0.063%0.071%0.009%0.029%--
Aircraft and airframe structural components7.025%6.760%6.684%5.920%5.693%4.476%5.419%6.136%7.010%5.972%--
Aircraft components and accessories1.118%1.238%1.138%1.155%1.182%1.016%1.090%1.079%1.000%1.106%--
Aircraft launching, landing, and handling equipment0.113%0.103%0.138%0.165%0.119%0.123%0.134%0.149%0.121%0.132%--
Alarm, signal, and security detection systems0.056%0.069%0.169%0.401%0.321%0.178%0.134%0.156%0.114%0.185%--
Ammunition and explosives1.097%0.917%1.064%0.822%0.996%1.144%1.079%1.291%1.227%1.085%--
Architect and engineering services1.623%1.686%1.175%1.165%1.315%1.257%1.223%1.260%0.945%1.273%--
Automatic data processing and telecom. services6.483%7.151%6.944%7.022%7.147%6.133%5.614%5.443%4.871%6.226%--
Automatic data processing equipment3.279%2.898%2.895%2.671%2.399%1.975%1.972%2.108%1.553%2.331%--
Bearings0.059%0.065%0.052%0.061%0.046%0.058%0.055%0.041%0.039%0.052%--
Books, maps, and other publications0.071%0.103%0.108%0.128%0.099%0.099%0.125%0.082%0.084%0.101%--
Brushes, paints, sealers, and adhesives0.014%0.013%0.016%0.025%0.023%0.025%0.024%0.025%0.024%0.022%--
Chemicals and chemical products0.351%0.336%0.264%0.144%0.094%0.333%0.102%0.453%0.937%0.320%--
Cleaning equipment and supplies0.018%0.011%0.010%0.028%0.021%0.018%0.018%0.018%0.023%0.018%--
Clothing, individual equipment, and insignia0.497%0.562%0.681%0.960%0.770%0.820%0.738%0.901%0.701%0.762%--
Communication, detection and coherent rad. equipment2.474%2.215%2.240%2.312%2.642%2.929%2.956%3.406%2.900%2.753%--
Construction and building materials0.046%0.043%0.060%0.113%0.129%0.126%0.250%0.213%0.195%0.145%--
Construction of structures and facilities3.951%4.426%4.922%4.443%4.206%4.647%4.444%4.560%4.293%4.453%--
Construction, mining, highway maint. equipment0.090%0.074%0.077%0.102%0.091%0.105%0.087%0.174%0.152%0.109%--
Containers, packaging, and packing supplies0.079%0.097%0.095%0.134%0.139%0.123%0.104%0.100%0.104%0.110%--
Education and training services0.607%0.530%0.570%0.642%0.595%0.545%0.591%0.557%0.605%0.581%--
Electric wire, and power and distribution equipment0.368%0.291%0.289%0.433%0.399%0.313%0.256%0.299%0.189%0.314%--
Electrical and electronic equipment components0.904%0.860%0.927%0.846%0.848%0.931%0.920%0.731%0.626%0.843%--
Engine accessories0.198%0.144%0.184%0.204%0.172%0.145%0.142%0.147%0.098%0.157%--
Engines, turbines, and components1.759%1.791%1.558%1.704%1.564%1.509%1.139%1.372%0.862%1.444%--
Fiber optics materials, components, and accessories0.016%0.022%0.018%0.015%0.027%0.026%0.013%0.022%0.012%0.019%--
Fire control equipment0.300%0.266%0.306%0.422%0.303%0.431%0.385%0.419%0.312%0.361%--
Fire fighting, rescue, and safety equipment0.072%0.110%0.118%0.158%0.208%0.172%0.174%0.211%0.160%0.163%--
Food preparation and serving equipment0.029%0.038%0.028%0.037%0.044%0.047%0.043%0.033%0.032%0.038%--
Fuels, lubricants, oils and waxes2.414%1.894%2.105%1.605%1.916%2.495%3.156%2.878%2.883%2.437%--
Furnace, steam plant, drying eq.; and nuclear reactors1.213%0.178%0.245%0.508%0.558%0.214%0.276%0.246%0.615%0.411%--
Furniture0.363%0.366%0.385%0.416%0.347%0.321%0.277%0.320%0.151%0.324%--
Guided missiles1.712%1.325%1.557%1.275%1.735%1.380%1.551%1.483%1.485%1.499%--
Hand tools0.049%0.035%0.035%0.081%0.090%0.073%0.064%0.104%0.106%0.074%--
Hardware and abrasives0.140%0.158%0.150%0.160%0.185%0.299%0.251%0.272%0.241%0.218%--
Household and commercial furnishings and appliances0.051%0.049%0.043%0.046%0.043%0.042%0.044%0.047%0.028%0.044%--
Installation of equipment0.078%0.104%0.089%0.116%0.098%0.129%0.141%0.148%0.098%0.117%--
Instruments and laboratory equipment0.584%0.685%0.788%0.649%0.609%0.592%0.750%0.730%0.452%0.656%--
Lease or rental of equipment0.190%0.190%0.177%0.150%0.157%0.204%0.155%0.212%0.301%0.191%--
Lease or rental of facilities1.208%1.165%0.997%2.295%1.314%1.147%0.946%1.081%1.179%1.243%--
Lighting fixtures and lamps0.023%0.030%0.035%0.047%0.049%0.045%0.036%0.034%0.039%0.038%--
Live animals0.003%0.002%0.003%0.001%0.003%0.004%0.004%0.006%0.008%0.004%--
Lumber, millwork, plywood, and veneer0.010%0.017%0.016%0.023%0.026%0.026%0.015%0.019%0.016%0.019%--
Maintenance and repair shop equipment0.185%0.178%0.181%0.196%0.217%0.237%0.183%0.195%0.115%0.191%--
Maintenance, repair and rebuilding of equipment3.309%3.084%2.771%3.448%3.125%3.247%3.099%3.665%3.605%3.278%--
Maintenance, repair, or alteration of real property3.611%3.390%3.183%3.091%2.491%2.574%2.839%2.632%1.418%2.754%--
Materials handling equipment0.099%0.154%0.152%0.151%0.082%0.098%0.282%0.117%0.069%0.139%--
Measuring tools0.012%0.022%0.026%0.009%0.004%0.004%0.006%0.004%0.003%0.009%--
Mechanical power transmission equipment0.071%0.070%0.084%0.073%0.092%0.094%0.052%0.078%0.056%0.075%--
Medical services1.571%1.948%2.426%2.595%2.353%2.486%2.387%0.741%2.538%2.088%--
Medical, dental, and veterinary equipment and supplies1.349%1.534%1.481%1.912%1.928%2.355%2.989%2.889%2.433%2.224%--
Metal bars, sheets, and shapes0.058%0.069%0.023%0.032%0.072%0.072%0.039%0.047%0.110%0.057%--
Metalworking machinery0.043%0.037%0.035%0.046%0.034%0.053%0.045%0.065%0.046%0.046%--
Miscellaneous0.770%0.843%0.888%0.450%0.922%2.228%2.595%0.471%0.405%1.162%--
Modification of equipment0.428%0.542%0.407%0.422%0.490%0.376%0.316%0.252%0.260%0.375%--
Motor vehicles, trailers, and cycles1.765%1.987%1.607%1.367%1.833%2.718%2.362%4.495%4.608%2.638%--
Musical instruments, phonographs, and home-type radios0.001%0.003%0.002%0.003%0.003%0.003%0.004%0.005%0.002%0.003%--
Natural resources and conservation services1.508%1.722%1.487%1.583%1.426%1.236%0.935%0.881%0.729%1.229%--
Nonmetallic crude materials0.507%0.212%0.169%0.140%0.100%0.094%0.069%0.070%0.160%0.144%--
Nonmetallic fabricated materials0.034%0.068%0.090%0.060%0.061%0.068%0.060%0.029%0.082%0.060%--
Nuclear ordnance0.002%0.011%0.261%0.051%0.281%0.172%0.055%0.011%0.007%0.098%--
Office machines, text processing systems and equipment0.021%0.063%0.016%0.022%0.029%0.045%0.052%0.042%0.027%0.037%--
Office supplies and devices0.068%0.055%0.053%0.079%0.076%0.160%0.147%0.164%0.151%0.115%--
Operation of government-owned facilities9.823%9.938%9.563%9.468%7.700%5.475%5.155%4.451%5.653%7.010%--
Ores, minerals, and their primary products0.241%0.087%0.056%0.074%0.136%0.156%0.276%0.326%0.402%0.204%--
Photographic instruments0.047%0.043%0.025%0.023%0.019%0.031%0.040%0.050%0.015%0.033%--
Photographic, mapping, printing, and pub. services0.127%0.097%0.392%0.072%0.069%0.069%0.074%0.068%0.070%0.106%--
Pipe, tubing, hose, and fittings0.049%0.048%0.051%0.054%0.045%0.065%0.063%0.060%0.044%0.055%--
Plumbing, heating, and waste disposal equipment0.008%0.019%0.016%0.022%0.028%0.026%0.018%0.027%0.026%0.022%--
Prefabricated structures and scaffolding0.091%0.115%0.102%0.141%0.115%0.236%0.097%0.122%0.093%0.128%--
Professional, admin, and management support services10.058%8.607%9.766%9.941%11.494%12.122%12.609%12.520%12.486%11.347%--
Pumps and compressors0.062%0.055%0.059%0.069%0.077%0.059%0.054%0.076%0.047%0.063%--
Purchase of structures and facilities0.007%0.006%0.037%0.025%0.018%0.018%0.007%0.021%0.014%0.017%--
Quality control, testing, and inspection services0.206%0.503%0.172%0.759%0.309%0.316%0.268%0.264%0.313%0.339%--
Railway equipment0.009%0.003%0.004%0.002%0.009%0.003%0.001%0.002%0.007%0.004%--
Recreational and athletic equipment0.017%0.018%0.021%0.028%0.026%0.020%0.017%0.013%0.005%0.018%--
Refrigeration, air conditioning equipment0.049%0.074%0.062%0.074%0.096%0.116%0.049%0.051%0.025%0.068%--
Research and development11.838%12.160%12.718%12.351%13.686%13.389%12.343%12.533%14.594%12.869%--
Rope, cable, chain, and fittings0.008%0.009%0.011%0.011%0.010%0.014%0.010%0.017%0.012%0.012%--
Salvage service0.141%0.105%0.101%0.064%0.049%0.042%0.106%0.067%0.079%0.080%--
Service and trade equipment0.011%0.023%0.027%0.013%0.015%0.014%0.014%0.027%0.016%0.018%--
Ship and marine equipment0.141%0.059%0.146%0.083%0.087%0.083%0.184%0.105%0.221%0.123%--
Ships, small craft, pontoons, and floating docks1.788%3.907%2.684%1.714%2.083%1.730%2.009%1.961%2.281%2.159%--
Social services0.130%0.131%0.113%0.164%0.148%0.147%0.152%0.361%0.167%0.179%--
Space vehicles0.289%0.697%0.558%0.358%0.565%0.608%0.916%0.820%1.243%0.693%--
Special industry machinery0.082%0.063%0.197%0.225%0.189%0.125%0.065%0.074%0.060%0.119%--
Special studies and analyses (not R & D)0.739%0.794%0.782%0.791%0.781%0.679%0.808%0.913%0.897%0.801%--
Subsistence1.572%1.256%1.078%1.500%1.477%2.615%2.295%2.395%2.554%1.951%--
Technical representative services0.579%0.519%0.480%0.449%0.421%0.433%0.437%0.687%0.314%0.484%--
Textiles, leather, apparel, shoe findings, tents, flags0.115%0.089%0.085%0.182%0.148%0.095%0.087%0.107%0.083%0.110%--
Tires and tubes0.047%0.055%0.040%0.092%0.048%0.047%0.038%0.027%0.045%0.047%--
Toiletries0.008%0.008%0.009%0.010%0.014%0.012%0.009%0.022%0.016%0.013%--
Tractors0.040%0.021%0.018%0.008%0.003%0.005%0.007%0.007%0.003%0.011%--
Training aids and devices0.323%0.381%0.216%0.350%0.379%0.361%0.353%0.390%0.327%0.348%--
Transportation, travel and relocation services1.474%1.393%1.444%1.804%1.629%1.859%1.686%1.428%0.664%1.520%--
Utilities and housekeeping services2.852%2.803%3.450%2.697%2.569%2.630%3.215%2.938%2.514%2.858%--
Valves0.065%0.073%0.070%0.075%0.073%0.071%0.056%0.053%0.044%0.064%--
Vehicular equipment components0.174%0.159%0.178%0.333%0.374%0.454%0.267%0.398%0.317%0.314%--
Water purification and sewage treatment equipment0.009%0.010%0.017%0.012%0.018%0.042%0.024%0.037%0.031%0.024%--
Weapons0.606%0.567%0.442%0.549%0.636%0.682%0.589%0.612%0.655%0.599%--
Woodworking machinery and equipment0.003%0.000%0.001%0.000%0.000%0.001%0.002%0.002%0.001%0.001%--
Invalid or blank Invalid or blank help link0.003%0.081%0.100%0.067%0.101%0.123%0.124%0.076%0.038%0.085%--
Total100.000%100.000%100.000%100.000%100.000%100.000%100.000%100.000%100.000%100.000%--

*Note: FY 2008 only includes data up to second and part of third quarter.

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