Table 1-7
Summary table — Debt to equity ratio by industries

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Summary table — Debt to equity ratio by industries
  2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
  ratio
Total all industries 0.991 1.089 1.027 1.073 1.094
Total finance and insurance industries 0.950 1.047 0.966 1.236 1.404
Banking and other depository credit intermediation 0.783 0.939 0.753 0.647 1.363
Local credit unions 0.637 0.613 0.520 0.527 0.735
Non-depository credit intermediation 3.850 4.347 3.923 5.965 5.546
Central credit unions 0.676 0.349 0.379 0.306 0.347
Financial transactions processing, loan brokers and other activities related to credit intermediation 1.032 0.774 0.654 0.692 0.826
Securities and commodity contracts intermediation and brokerage 2.284 1.637 1.163 0.880 0.887
Securities and commodity exchanges and other financial investment activities 0.611 0.621 0.604 0.673 0.622
Life, health and medical insurance carriers 0.272 0.254 0.259 0.272 0.299
Property and casualty insurance carriers 0.021 0.022 0.021 0.027 0.027
Agencies, brokerages and other insurance related activities 0.677 0.770 0.827 0.735 0.714
Total non-financial industries 1.006 1.106 1.053 1.005 0.969
Agriculture, fishing, hunting, trapping and support activities 1.247 1.169 1.173 1.127 1.064
Forestry, logging and support activities 1.249 1.010 1.053 0.999 1.012
Oil and gas extraction and support activities 0.621 0.622 0.652 0.619 0.623
Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas) 0.503 0.730 0.621 0.613 0.600
Utilities 2.547 2.555 2.539 2.571 2.533
Construction 1.593 1.565 1.506 1.441 1.407
Food and soft drink manufacturing 0.869 0.918 0.805 0.820 0.821
Alcoholic beverage and tobacco manufacturing 1.025 1.187 1.173 0.856 0.627
Clothing, textile and leather manufacturing 0.979 1.510 1.457 1.611 1.455
Wood product manufacturing 0.609 0.612 0.594 0.571 0.545
Paper manufacturing 0.965 1.291 1.217 1.272 1.190
Printing and related support activities 0.614 0.814 0.412 0.440 0.390
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 0.226 0.426 0.437 0.414 0.350
Basic chemical manufacturing 1.170 0.652 0.693 0.681 0.708
Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial and synthetic fibres and filaments manufacturing 2.565 2.468 1.949 0.662 0.656
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing 0.686 0.467 0.467 0.504 0.630
Soap, agriculture, paint and other chemical products manufacturing 0.795 0.990 0.861 0.803 0.749
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 0.732 0.804 0.925 0.799 0.959
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 0.495 0.628 0.658 0.609 0.578
Primary metal manufacturing 0.322 1.216 1.193 0.663 0.577
Fabricated metal product and machinery manufacturing 0.846 0.708 0.668 0.659 0.629
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 0.714 0.759 0.732 0.712 0.519
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 3.621 4.124 4.206 3.615 3.918
Motor vehicle and trailer manufacturing 1.290 2.634 1.517 1.494 0.441
Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 0.424 0.490 0.385 0.326 0.330
Air, rail and ship products and other transportation equipment manufacturing 1.042 1.645 1.624 1.640 1.890
Furniture and related product manufacturing 0.682 0.657 0.805 0.799 0.927
Miscellaneous manufacturing 0.992 1.114 1.084 0.934 0.878
Food, beverage, tobacco and farm product wholesaler-distributors 1.112 1.112 0.929 0.933 0.900
Petroleum product wholesaler-distributors 1.020 1.173 1.161 1.105 1.283
Motor vehicle and parts wholesaler-distributors 1.031 0.933 0.692 1.153 1.177
Building material and supplies wholesaler-distributors 0.729 0.717 0.646 0.599 0.672
Farm, construction, forestry, mining and other industrial machinery and equipment and supplies wholesaler-distributors 0.852 1.284 1.138 0.887 0.716
Computer, communications and other machinery and equipment wholesaler-distributors 1.171 1.259 1.247 1.374 1.199
Miscellaneous wholesaler-distributors 0.756 0.790 0.744 0.663 0.712
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2.629 2.378 1.957 1.981 1.768
Furniture, home furnishings, electronics and appliance stores 0.944 1.016 1.091 1.022 0.979
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 1.000 0.900 0.738 0.647 0.570
Food and beverage stores 0.919 0.805 0.725 0.703 0.894
Gasoline stations 1.076 1.062 1.022 0.948 0.793
Clothing, department and other general merchandise stores 0.909 0.933 0.790 0.655 0.579
Miscellaneous retailers 0.920 0.888 0.798 0.765 0.910
Air transportation 1.358 2.073 1.859 1.569 0.000
Rail, truck, water and other transportation 0.928 1.195 0.998 0.804 0.968
Pipelines, warehousing and transportation support activities 1.904 1.854 1.684 1.770 1.669
Publishing industries (except Internet) 1.008 1.174 1.299 1.028 0.897
Broadcasting, motion pictures, sound recording and information services 0.942 1.368 1.271 1.277 0.929
Telecommunications 1.153 1.397 1.094 1.033 1.362
Real estate 1.869 1.994 1.947 1.867 1.593
Automotive, machinery and equipment and other rental and leasing 1.975 1.864 1.682 1.474 1.412
Professional, scientific and technical services 0.560 0.674 0.657 0.949 0.856
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 1.135 0.994 0.851 0.772 0.721
Educational, healthcare and social assistance services 0.681 0.693 0.667 0.678 0.662
Arts, entertainment and recreation 1.593 1.772 1.776 1.740 1.543
Accommodation services 1.901 2.676 2.659 2.602 2.656
Food services and drinking places 3.256 2.610 2.571 2.941 2.623
Repair, maintenance and personal services 0.829 0.780 0.740 0.759 0.723
Note(s):
Debt to Equity = (borrowings + loans and accounts with affiliates) / (total equity)
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