— Israel Aircraft industries (IAI) is the country’s largest industrial concern, according to a list of Israel’s 100 biggest firms just issued by Dun and Bradstreet (Israel) Ltd.
The companies are listed by their sales volume. IAI reported sales of $375 million in 1980. Second on the list was the Tadiran Electronics firm with sales of $177 million, followed by Tnuva, the milk and dairy products company, with $174 million in sales.
Of the “Top 100” list, 64 percent were in the private sector, 24 percent in the Histadrut cooperative sector while 12 percent were government-owned corporations.
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