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Best- and Worst-Performing Industries


3-Month Performance: Total Return
	Industry	4th Qtr Return	1 Year ( % )	3 Year ( % )	5 Year ( % )
Best	Steel/Iron	27.40	61.43	50.98	35.96
	Gambling/Hotel Casinos	25.85	53.28	28.41	28.65
	Manufacturing - Misc.	25.82	49.99	30.83	16.22
	Air Transport	24.05	33.92	12.17	4.87
	Toys/Hobbies	22.29	82.80	25.99	9.59
	Metal Products	22.10	48.51	38.42	27.85
	Hotels	20.91	41.21	31.10	22.33
	Plastics	20.21	37.80	19.00	11.64
	Environmental Control	20.18	43.97	20.94	20.37
	Auto Makers	19.58	34.77	15.66	13.60

Worst	Electronics Stores	-9.93	4.84	10.08	4.83
	Optical Equipment	-8.94	4.16	7.47	-2.43
	Contract Manufacturers	-8.77	-11.90	-13.04	-15.26
	Agriculture	-6.60	30.91	25.46	20.56
	Hospitals	-3.87	-0.85	-2.76	-7.34
	Research Services	-3.29	11.80	18.16	15.20
	Medical Goods & Services	-2.27	-2.04	8.92	6.51
	Entertainment/Education Media	-2.07	0.54	7.30	7.75
	Components	-1.39	23.86	6.08	2.22
	Assisted Living	-0.64	28.05	20.79	21.21

P o s t e d 12/29/2006
Before the end of the quarter, Morningstar shows preliminary data using trailing 13-week returns to approximate total returns for the quarter. This information is updated to reflect quarterly returns as soon as our quarterly total-return data is finalized.

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