Friday, November 28, 2008

Average Credit Safety of Industry Groups

High A - Telcos, Independent finance, Natural gas utilities, Beverages, High quality Electric Utilities.

Mid A - Food processing and Bottling.

Low A - Domestic Bank Holdings, Tobacco, Medium quality electic utilities, Consumer product industry, High grade diversifed Mfg/Conglomerates, Leasing, Auto Manufacturers, Chemicals, Energy.

High BBB - Natural gas pipelines.

Mid BBB - Paper/Forest products, Retail, Property and Casualty Insurance, Aerospace/Defence, Info/Data technology.

High BB - Supermarkets, Cable and Media, Vehicles, Textile/Apparels.

Mid BB - Low quality electric utilities, Gaming, Restuarants, Construction, Hotel Leisure, Low quality manufacturing.

Low BB - Airlines.

High B - Metals.

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