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Table 1: Number of Businesses Bought & Sold by Major Industry and Relative Share of Ownership Change as a Percentage of the Total Businesses by Industry

INDUSTRY	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing	42	55	58	78	87	94
					18.8%	19.1%
Mining	98	118	108	117	115	123
					14.7%	15.9%
Construction	170	239	240	299	354	413
					15.5%	17.5%
Manufacturing	71	82	87	97	112	109
					20.3%	19.0%
Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities	107	110	114	132	141	160
					13.5%	15.3%
Wholesale Trade	131	175	157	193	193	194
					15.8%	16.1%
Retail Trade	598	804	777	887	978	1054
					25.8%	27.5%
Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate	105	127	123	151	171	177
					12.6%	13.0%
Services	599	768	784	918	1041	1136
					18.1%	19.2%
Public Administration	2	2	8	10	14	15
					1.0%	1.0%

TOTAL	1,923	3,037	2,426	3,306	3,526	3,743
					18.9%	18.3%

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