Sales Generated Domestically by Major Companies in Select Countries

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Andrew Peaple, German Stocks Prepare for a Homecoming. Wall Street Journal, Aug 19, 2013.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ... 16992254619558.html

Note:
(a) The online title: German Stocks Shift Toward Home
(b) The noteworthy parts of the report are as follows.
(i) text:

"The country's top 50 companies generate only around 29% of their sales domestically, according to analysts at Absolute Strategy Research. Companies in the FTSE 100 earn a similarly low level of revenue in the UK. Top North American companies, by contrast, make 64% of their sales in their domestic market.
(ii) corresponding bar chart:

"Selling Abroad * * * or Not
Percentage of sales generated domestically by major companies in countries or regions

China...............91%
Latin America...83
North America..64
Japan..............59
Europe.............47
Asia.................46
Germany..........29

Source: Absolute Strategy Research
The Wall Street Journal"