| Industry |
Average 1997-2016 |
2016 |
2017 |
| Consumer |
66 |
101 |
107 |
| Industrial |
16 |
16 |
26 |
| Financial |
33 |
22 |
20 |
| Communications |
27 |
9 |
18 |
| Technology |
23 |
15 |
14 |
| Basic materials |
4 |
8 |
11 |
| Energy |
7 |
8 |
9 |
| Other |
1 |
6 |
7 |
| Utilities |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Total |
180 |
186 |
214 |
(1) Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Data represent federal "core filings" and exclude mergers and acquisition (M&A) filings.
Data represent federal "core filings" and exclude mergers and acquisition (M&A) filings.
Source: Cornerstone Research. |