Exhibit 2a
Top Companies' Share of the 2008 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.
                                                                                  % Change 2007-2008
                                                                                  
                                  Number of                             % of      Number of
                                  Identified    Known   % of Known  Company Type  Identified    Known
         Company Type              Exporters  Value (1)    Value     Value (2)     Exporters    Value

All identified companies              288,747  1,147,669      100.0          100.0        7.5       11.0
  Top 4 companies                           4     83,654        7.3            7.3       -          -5.8
  Top 8 companies                           8    129,067       11.2           11.2       -          -0.6
  Top 20 companies                         20    213,249       18.6           18.6       -           3.1
  Top 50 companies                         50    337,995       29.5           29.5       -           9.5
  Top 100 companies                       100    436,254       38.0           38.0       -          10.4
  Top 250 companies                       250    580,363       50.6           50.6       -          10.7
  Top 500 companies                       500    689,974       60.1           60.1       -          11.0
  Top 1000 companies                    1,000    794,220       69.2           69.2       -          11.2
  Top 2000 companies                    2,000    884,514       77.1           77.1       -          11.0
Manufacturers                          73,130    710,027       61.9          100.0        1.9        5.1
  Top 4 companies                           4     83,654        7.3           11.8       -          -5.8
  Top 8 companies                           8    128,550       11.2           18.1       -          -1.0
  Top 20 companies                         20    207,499       18.1           29.2       -           1.4
  Top 50 companies                         50    306,355       26.7           43.1       -           4.9
  Top 100 companies                       100    379,274       33.0           53.4       -           4.6
  Top 250 companies                       250    474,072       41.3           66.8       -           4.9
  Top 500 companies                       500    540,401       47.1           76.1       -           5.4
  Top 1000 companies                    1,000    595,091       51.9           83.8       -           5.3
  Top 2000 companies                    2,000    636,621       55.5           89.7       -           5.2
Wholesalers                            95,046    248,195       21.6          100.0        8.0       21.3
  Top 4 companies                           4     26,675        2.3           10.7       -          34.6
  Top 8 companies                           8     38,837        3.4           15.6       -          33.8
  Top 20 companies                         20     57,813        5.0           23.3       -          33.2
  Top 50 companies                         50     82,227        7.2           33.1       -          27.8
  Top 100 companies                       100    104,550        9.1           42.1       -          26.3
  Top 250 companies                       250    133,989       11.7           54.0       -          24.4
  Top 500 companies                       500    155,579       13.6           62.7       -          23.4
  Top 1000 companies                    1,000    175,837       15.3           70.8       -          22.8
  Top 2000 companies                    2,000    194,574       17.0           78.4       -          21.9
Other companies (3)                   111,296    183,659       16.0          100.0       10.2       24.2
  Top 4 companies                           4     21,866        1.9           11.9       -          76.7
  Top 8 companies                           8     32,217        2.8           17.5       -          62.0
  Top 20 companies                         20     50,480        4.4           27.5       -          47.3
  Top 50 companies                         50     74,031        6.5           40.3       -          38.8
  Top 100 companies                       100     92,632        8.1           50.4       -          36.0
  Top 250 companies                       250    114,894       10.0           62.6       -          31.2
  Top 500 companies                       500    130,563       11.4           71.1       -          28.6
  Top 1000 companies                    1,000    144,317       12.6           78.6       -          26.4
  Top 2000 companies                    2,000    156,147       13.6           85.0       -          25.3
Unclassified companies                  9,275      5,788        0.5          100.0       19.5       -8.3


(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 for 10.7 percent of the total value for all wholesalers.
(3) Includes manufacturing companies of prepackaged software and books, freight forwarders and other 
transportation service firms, business services, engineering and management services, gas and oil extraction 
companies, coal mining companies, communication services, etc.