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Winners and Losers in Quarterly Profits
INDUSTRIES
LEADERS
PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
1996'S THIRD QUARTER
SAVINGS & LOANS 280%
HEALTH-CARE SERVICES 146
SEMICONDUCTORS 100
TRUCKING & SHIPPING 82
INSURANCE 78
ALUMINUM 67
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 57
GENERAL MANUFACTURING 55
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES 53
AIRLINES 51
FOOD DISTRIBUTION 51
BEVERAGES 47
HOTELS & MOTELS 44
PETROLEUM SERVICES 43
STEEL 41
LAGGARDS
PERCENTAGE CHANGE FROM
1996'S THIRD QUARTER
AEROSPACE -75%
APPLIANCES -66
PAPER CONTAINERS -61
TELECOMMUNICATIONS -58
AUTO PARTS -45
CHEMICALS -41
ENTERTAINMENT -32
MACHINE & HAND TOOLS -26
MEDICAL PRODUCTS -21
PAPER -20
TOBACCO -17
COMPUTER SOFTWARE -16
MISCELLANEOUS LEISURE -13
BUSINESS MACHINES/SERVICES -12
BUILDING MATERIALS -10
COMPANIES
WHO MADE THE MOST
MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
GENERAL ELECTRIC $2,014
EXXON 1,820
INTEL 1,574
PHILIP MORRIS 1,406
IBM 1,359
MERCK 1,197
BELLSOUTH 1,185
AT&T 1,153
FORD MOTOR 1,125
PROCTER & GAMBLE* 1,087
GENERAL MOTORS 1,067
COCA-COLA 1,011
CHASE MANHATTAN 982
3M 927
MOBIL 892
WHO LOST THE MOST
MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS
BOEING -$696
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES** -597
MALLINCKRODT* -381
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY* -240
WHIRLPOOL -200
MCI COMMUNICATIONS -182
MONSANTO -167
APPLE COMPUTER** -161
K-III COMMUNICATIONS -148
3COM* -147
ECHLIN** -142
U S WEST MEDIA GROUP -141
HARCOURT GENERAL -141
LOUISIANA-PACIFIC -112
GATEWAY 2000 -107
DATA: STANDARD & POOR'S COMPUSTAT, A DIVISION OF THE McGRAW-HILL COMPANIES
*FISCAL FIRST QUARTER
**FISCAL FOURTH QUARTER
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