Exhibit 2b
     Top Companies' Share of the 2007 Export Market
     by Company Type

     Note:  This exhibit is compiled using data from export trade documents and the Business Register.  For information
     nonsampling errors and other data limitations, see the Technical Documentation.

     Value in millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.

                                                Number of                              % of
                                               Identified          Known               Known           % of Company
     Company Type                               Exporters         Value (1)          Value (1)        Type Value (2)

     All identified companies                     268,526         1,034,046             100.0             100.0
       Top 4 companies                                  4            88,757               8.6               8.6
       Top 8 companies                                  8           129,857              12.6              12.6
       Top 20 companies                                20           206,762              20.0              20.0
       Top 50 companies                                50           308,732              29.9              29.9
       Top 100 companies                              100           395,170              38.2              38.2
       Top 250 companies                              250           524,378              50.7              50.7
       Top 500 companies                              500           621,645              60.1              60.1
       Top 1000 companies                           1,000           713,970              69.0              69.0
       Top 2000 companies                           2,000           797,011              77.1              77.1
     Manufacturers                                 71,738           675,290              65.3             100.0
       Top 4 companies                                  4            88,757               8.6              13.1
       Top 8 companies                                  8           129,857              12.6              19.2
       Top 20 companies                                20           204,727              19.8              30.3
       Top 50 companies                                50           292,063              28.2              43.2
       Top 100 companies                              100           362,668              35.1              53.7
       Top 250 companies                              250           451,947              43.7              66.9
       Top 500 companies                              500           512,611              49.6              75.9
       Top 1000 companies                           1,000           565,183              54.7              83.7
       Top 2000 companies                           2,000           605,163              58.5              89.6
     Wholesalers                                   88,025           204,561              19.8             100.0
       Top 4 companies                                  4            19,812               1.9               9.7
       Top 8 companies                                  8            29,025               2.8              14.2
       Top 20 companies                                20            43,398               4.2              21.2
       Top 50 companies                                50            64,320               6.2              31.4
       Top 100 companies                              100            82,767               8.0              40.5
       Top 250 companies                              250           107,701              10.4              52.6
       Top 500 companies                              500           126,112              12.2              61.7
       Top 1000 companies                           1,000           143,244              13.9              70.0
       Top 2000 companies                           2,000           159,566              15.4              78.0
     Other companies (3)                          101,000           147,886              14.3             100.0
       Top 4 companies                                  4            12,375               1.2               8.4
       Top 8 companies                                  8            19,891               1.9              13.5
       Top 20 companies                                20            34,276               3.3              23.2
       Top 50 companies                                50            53,354               5.2              36.1
       Top 100 companies                              100            68,128               6.6              46.1
       Top 250 companies                              250            87,572               8.5              59.2
       Top 500 companies                              500           101,523               9.8              68.6
       Top 1000 companies                           1,000           114,173              11.0              77.2
       Top 2000 companies                           2,000           124,603              12.1              84.3
     Unclassified companies                         7,763             6,309               0.6             100.0


     (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 9.7 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.