Fastest Growing Sectors by Revenue in United States in 2025

• 1. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting in the US

  Revenue Growth for 2025: -0.4%

  An unlikely source of hope in the face of increasing energy prices and environmental pressures, corn is becoming big business. Using genetically modified seeds and other high-tech machinery, and with a helping hand from the Federal Government, corn farming proves that there are profits to be made from cultivating crops.

  In fact, over the five years to 2008, the industry has grown at an annual rate of 16.1%, faster than strong performers across the rest of the economy from banking to ...

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• 2. Mining in the US

  Revenue Growth for 2025: 4.4%

  • The mining industry generated estimated revenue and value added of $282 billion and $240 billion, respectively in 2004 (2004 prices).
  • The value of mining imports is considerably greater than the value of mining exports and, as a result, domestic demand is higher than industry revenue. The industry's estimated domestic demand in 2004 amounted to $418 billion (2004 prices).
  • The industry is believed to have employed around 481,000 people in 2004 and paid wages amounti...
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  • 3. Utilities in the US

    Revenue Growth for 2025: 5.3%

    Operators in the Utilities sector in the United States engage in various utility services, including electric power generation and transmission, natural gas distribution, steam supply, water supply and sewage removal. While many of these industries are markedly different and, in some cases, perform countervailing functions, the Utilities sector as a whole is dominated by the performance of the Electric Power Generation (IBISWorld reports 22111a-e) and Electric Power Transmission industries (2...

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  • 4. Construction in the US

    Revenue Growth for 2025: 3.9%

    Revenue and Gross Product: In 2004, the Construction sector generated revenue of $1339.9 billion, representing an increase of 3.0 percent compared to 2003. The majority of revenue was contributed by the building development and general construction subsector (45.4 percent) followed by the special trade subsector (40.6 percent) and the heavy construction subsector (14.0 percent). Throughout 2004 this sector generated gross product of $530.0 billion, representing an increase of 3.5 percent co...

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  • 5. Manufacturing in the US

    Revenue Growth for 2025: -1.8%

    Revenue and Gross Product: In 2004, the Manufacturing sector generated revenue of $4444.7 billion, representing an increase of 8.5 percent compared to 2003. Throughout 2004, this sector generated gross product of $1580.0 billion, representing an increase of 6.3 percent compared to 2003. This sector accounted for 13.5 percent of total US GDP in 2004.

    Enterprises and Establishments: In 2004, this sector comprised around 590,500 enterprises, representing an increase of 1.5 per...

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  • 6. Wholesale Trade in the US

    Revenue Growth for 2025: 4.4%

    Revenue and Gross Product: In 2004, the Wholesale Trade sector generated revenue of $4780.3 billion, representing an increase of 2.2 percent compared to 2003. The durable goods subsector (i.e., motor vehicles, furniture, construction materials, machinery and equipment, etc) is estimated to have accounted for almost 50 percent of sector sales with the balance being contributed through the sale of nondurable goods (i.e. paper, chemicals, textiles, apparel, footwear, etc), around 40.0 percent a...

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  • 7. Retail Trade in the US

    Revenue Growth for 2025: 2.8%

    Revenue and Gross Product: In 2004, this Retail Trade sector generated revenue of $3605.7 billion, representing an increase of 4.6 percent compared to 2003. The top three subsectors were motor vehicle and parts dealers followed by food and beverage stores and general merchandise stores. In 2004, this sector generated gross product of $1060.0 billion, representing an increase of 2.3 percent compared to 2003. This sector accounted for 9.0 percent of total US GDP in 2004.

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  • 8. Transportation and Warehousing in the US

    Revenue Growth for 2025: 1.8%

    Revenue and Gross Product: In 2004 the Transportation and Warehousing sector generated revenue of $614.0 billion, representing an increase of 3.8 percent compared to 2003. During the year, this sector generated gross product of $337.0 billion, representing an increase of 3.4 percent compared to 2003. This sector accounted for 2.9 percent of total US GDP in 2004.

    Enterprise and Establishments: In 2004, this sector comprised 1.0 billion enterprises, representing an increase ...

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  • 9. Information in the US

    Revenue Growth for 2025: 3.1%

    Revenue and Gross product: In 2004, the Information sector generated revenue of $912.7 billion, representing an increase of 1.8 percent compared to 2003. Throughout the year, this sector is estimated to have generated gross product of $312.0 billion, representing an increase of 1.5 percent compared to 2003. This sector accounted for 2.8 percent of total US GDP in 2004.

    Enterprises and Establishments: In 2004, this sector comprised an estimated 313,400 enterprises. This may...

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  • 10. Finance and Insurance in the US

    Revenue Growth for 2025: 5.3%

    IBISWorld estimates that the finance and insurance sector generated total revenues of $7.7 trillion in 2004. Revenue consists of interest revenue, fee and commission revenue, premium and contribution revenue, and investment returns.

    Industry gross product amounted to an estimated $1.74 trillion in 2004. Consequently, the finance and insurance sector accounted for about 15.5 percent of US GDP.

    In 2004, close to 500,000 establishments operated within the sector...

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