10 Biggest Industries in America

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1. Real estate and rental and leasing

GDP percent: 13.0%; Nominal GDP share: $2,265.7 billion

With 13% of nation’s GDP, real estate is the biggest industry in America. The 2008 financial crisis almost crippled both real estate and finance and insurance industry, which between them make for one-fifth of the US economy. That is why the effects of it were so terrible and far-reaching.

Biggest Industries in America

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