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Chile - Business -- Review
The heading BUSINESS maintains two catalogues - a catalogue of employment by sectors of chilean economy and a catalogue of the biggest public companies in the country.
Chile - Business -- Employment
Biggest sectors in Chilean economy in 2007
| Sector |
Number of Employed Population (In thousands of persons) |
Percentage of GDP |
| Services |
1768.16 |
15.7 |
| Trade, Retail, Real estate |
1265.52 |
16.8 |
| Manufacturing industry |
858.51 |
17.1 |
| Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing |
773.77 |
5.1 |
| Financial services |
572.08 |
17.2 |
| Construction |
541.88 |
7.6 |
| Transportation & Communications |
536.1 |
10.3 |
| Mining |
93.69 |
7.7 |
| Electicity, Gas, Water |
38.75 |
2.5 |
| Total |
6448.46 |
100% = $232.8 billion |
Chile - Business -- Companies
Biggest Chilean public companies in 2007, compared worldwide
| Rank (Worldwide) |
Company |
Industry |
Sales ($bil) |
Assets ($bil) |
Market Value ($bil) |
| 817 |
Antarchile |
Diversified Financials |
8.23 |
10.66 |
10.93 |
| 980 |
Cencosud |
Retailing |
7.60 |
7.86 |
8.20 |
| 1238 |
Falabella |
Retailing |
4.36 |
4.93 |
12.39 |
| 1253 |
CMPC |
Materials |
3.22 |
7.96 |
7.62 |
| 1572 |
BCI-Banco Credito |
Banking |
2.90 |
21.45 |
3.26 |
| 1752 |
Banco de Chile |
Banking |
1.89 |
23.86 |
1.60 |
| 1897 |
LAN Airlines |
Transportation |
3.69 |
3.90 |
4.65 |
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