Standard & Poors Stock Market Sectors

Sector	Industries	Examples
Consumer Discretionary	Autos & Trucks, Homebuilders, Hotels, Media & Entertainment, Restaurants, Retailers	General Motors, Home Depot, McDonald’s,  Wal-Mart, Walt Disney
Consumer Staples	Beverages, Foods, Grocery & Drug Stores, Household Products	Altria Group, Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble
Energy	Oil & Natural Gas, Drillers, Energy Equipment	Exxon Mobil
Financial	Banks, Insurance, Brokerage, Consumer Finance & Lending	American Express, American Intl Group, Citigroup, JP Morgan Chase
Health Care	Biotechnology, Hospitals, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Supplies, Managed Care	Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer
Industrial	Aerospace & Defense, Airlines, Construction Equipment, Transportation, Machinery, Industrial Conglomerates	Boeing, Caterpillar, General Electric, Honeywell, 3M, United Technologies
Information Technology	Computer Equipment, Software, Electronics, Data Processing, Semiconductors, Wireless Telecommunications Equipment	Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola
Materials	Paper, Metals, Chemicals	Alcoa, DuPont, Intl. Paper
Telecommunication Services	Telephone Companies, Wireless Services	A T & T, Verizon
Utilities	Electric, Water, Natural Gas Delivery	FPL Group, Consolidated Edison