What are Californias top 5 industries?

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 28 Oct 2002 22:49 PST

In terms of what category? Sales, employment, political donations?

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Clarification of Question by chippy1-ga on 28 Oct 2002 23:12 PST

In terms of revenue. Highest gross earnings/sales.

Hello chippy1,

Another great question. I was able to find an Adobe document that
outlines California's economy, job market and much more. According to
the report done by the states Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO), here
is the breakdown:

1) Services

2) Finance

3) Trade

4) Manufacturing

5) Government

LAO PDF File
http://www.lao.ca.gov/2000_reports/calfacts/2000_calfacts_economy.pdf

In order to read the document, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader.
You can download the software for free from here:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html


You will also go on to note that California is the worlds 6th largest
economy, leading even Italy, China, Brazil and Canada. This report is
from 2000, as California has yet to release a 2001-2002 version of
this document. When they do, you should be able to reach it from this
website:

http://www.lao.ca.gov

I hope this concise answer is what you needed. Should you need further
assistance, please ask for clarification before rating this answer as
I would love to be of more assistance.

To find the answer, I searched for:
california largest industries are "earnings"

Thanks again -
SgtCory

Your best bet is Agriculture, Technology, Banking, Retail, and
transportation but of course that's off the top of my mind... the
first two are correct... the others... probrably not.  Generally
speaking, the US puts out more services than goods... so think about
that...

It really depends on where the line is drawn, for example, does
"agriculture" include aquaculture, fishing, hunting, forestry, etc.?

A.