The following dataset is a collection of sector-specific merger statistics above the Hart-Scott-Rodino threshold. Every year, the Federal Trade Commission’s Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report provides a review of the previous fiscal year’s merger activity and merger enforcement. In the appendix, the report provides overall merger filings by sector and reports each total based on an industry description (used below).
The table provides a total count of these merger filings from 2009 to 2020, and reflects the resulting consolidation from such activity.
| INDUSTRY GROUP OF ACQUIRING PERSON | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Available | 37 | 77 | 92 | 100 | 109 | 114 | 138 | 193 | 210 | 239 | 237 | 205 | 1751 |
| Crop Production | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||||||||
| Animal Production | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | ||||
| Forestry and Logging, Fishing, Hunting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | |||
| Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Oil and Gas Extraction | 5 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 233 |
| Mining | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 72 |
| Support Activities for Mining | 2 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 134 |
| Utilities | 19 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 26 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 418 |
| Construction of Buildings | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 39 | ||
| Trade Contracting | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction | 3 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 115 |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 85 |
| Food and Kindred Products | 9 | 35 | 34 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 43 | 35 | 36 | 49 | 54 | 30 | 438 |
| Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 112 |
| Textile Mills | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |||||
| Textile Products | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| Apparel Manufacturing | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |||||
| Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 56 | |
| Paper Manufacturing | 2 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 113 |
| Printing and Related Support | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 50 | |
| Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 170 | |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 60 | 67 | 77 | 95 | 74 | 111 | 145 | 129 | 139 | 109 | 112 | 102 | 1220 |
| Plastic and Rubber Manufacturing | 8 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 230 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral product Manufacturing | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 79 |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 7 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 143 |
| Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 9 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 219 |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 9 | 16 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 334 |
| Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 27 | 47 | 45 | 37 | 40 | 54 | 56 | 45 | 62 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 543 |
| Electric Equipment, appliance, and Component Manufacturing | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 127 |
| Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 23 | 35 | 42 | 41 | 34 | 47 | 39 | 41 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 35 | 490 |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 33 | |||
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 6 | 18 | 20 | 32 | 18 | 28 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 19 | 277 |
| Wholesale Trade, Nondurable Goods | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Merchant Wholesales, Durable Goods | 39 | 63 | 115 | 63 | 55 | 64 | 64 | 89 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 65 | 848 |
| Merchant Wholsale, Nondurable Goods | 35 | 64 | 78 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 94 | 78 | 92 | 99 | 98 | 56 | 909 |
| Wholesale Electric Markets and Agent and Brokers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 34 | ||
| Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 116 |
| Miscellaneous Repair Services | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |||||
| Furniture and Home Furnishing Stores | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 | |||||||
| Electronics and Appliance Stores | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| Food and Beverage Stores | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 55 |
| Health and Personal Care Stores | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 79 |
| Gasoline Stations | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
| Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 69 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 | ||
| General Merchandise Stores | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 30 | ||
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 36 | ||
| Nonstore Retailers | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 112 |
| Air Transportation | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 42 | |
| Railroad Transportation | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| Water Transportation | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 37 | |
| Truck Transportation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 43 |
| Transit and Ground Transportation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| Pipeline Transportation | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 87 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Support Activities for Transportation | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 99 | |
| Couriers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||||||
| Warehousing and Storage | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| Publishing industries (except internet) | 24 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 36 | 42 | 31 | 47 | 57 | 72 | 88 | 69 | 601 |
| Motion Pictures and Sound Recording Industries | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 75 |
| Information Services and Data Processing Services | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Broadcasting (except internet) | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 155 |
| Internet Publishing and Broadcasting | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| Telecommunications | 20 | 32 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 45 | 39 | 36 | 47 | 29 | 23 | 21 | 393 |
| Internet Service Providers, Web Service Portals, and Data Processing Services | 4 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 36 | 240 |
| Other Information Services | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 26 | 156 |
| Monetary Authorities - Central Bank | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Credit Intermediaries and related Activities | 25 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 383 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and other Financial Investments and Related Activities | 77 | 88 | 107 | 147 | 135 | 176 | 200 | 173 | 194 | 202 | 198 | 156 | 1853 |
| Insurance Carriers and Related Activities | 37 | 40 | 57 | 52 | 46 | 61 | 78 | 53 | 66 | 71 | 66 | 85 | 712 |
| Funds, Trusts, and other Financial Vehicles | 20 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 30 | 46 | 45 | 67 | 65 | 95 | 51 | 44 | 529 |
| Real Estate | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 112 |
| Rental and Leasing Services | 3 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 95 |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 83 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Tech Services | 38 | 64 | 86 | 85 | 53 | 112 | 107 | 104 | 119 | 133 | 136 | 114 | 1151 |
| Management Companies and Enterprises | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 29 | ||
| Admin and Support Services | 8 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 27 | 381 |
| Waste Management and Remediation Services | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 66 |
| All Other Support | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Education Services | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 70 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 3 | 13 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 29 | 296 |
| Hospitals | 17 | 28 | 29 | 35 | 44 | 27 | 42 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 27 | 367 |
| Nursing Care Facilities | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 36 | ||
| Social Assistance | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 30 | |||
| Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 32 |
| Amusement, Gambling, and Rec Industries | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 60 |
| Accommodation | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 62 | |
| Food Services and Drinking Places | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 186 |
| Repair and Maintenance | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 61 |
| Personal and Laundry Services | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 46 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professioanl, and Similar Orgs | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | |||
| Admin of Human Resource Programs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
| Admin of Enviro Quality Programs | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||
| Nonclassificable Establishments | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| SUM of HSR Transactions/yr by sector (acquiring party) | 684 | 1128 | 1414 | 1400 | 1286 | 1618 | 1754 | 1772 | 1992 | 2028 | 2030 | 1580 |