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United States Exhibitors by Industry — Top Trade-Fair Sectors

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Companies from the United States exhibit most in Catering & Hospitality Industries (11.4%) — the full industry/sector breakdown of United States's trade-fair exhibitors, from TruLista's verified data.

TruLista tracks the industries that 37,037 companies from United States exhibit in across active trade fairs. The leading sector is Catering & Hospitality Industries (11.4% of United States's categorized exhibitors), ahead of Equipments & Technologies for Medical and Surgery (5.3%) and Natural & Organic Food (5%).

Industries where United States companies exhibit, by share

Catering & Hospitality Industries4,212 · 11.4%Equipments & Technologies for Medical and Surgery1,956 · 5.3%Natural & Organic Food1,835 · 5%Building & Construction1,519 · 4.1%Jewelry1,505 · 4.1%Gifts & Souvenirs1,396 · 3.8%Logistics & Transportation Engineering - Handling Operations - Storage1,186 · 3.2%Machines-tools - Tools1,167 · 3.2%Water Management and Treatment1,082 · 2.9%Plastics962 · 2.6%
#Industry / sectorCompaniesShare
1Catering & Hospitality Industries4,21211.4%
2Equipments & Technologies for Medical and Surgery1,9565.3%
3Natural & Organic Food1,8355%
4Building & Construction1,5194.1%
5Jewelry1,5054.1%
6Gifts & Souvenirs1,3963.8%
7Logistics & Transportation Engineering - Handling Operations - Storage1,1863.2%
8Machines-tools - Tools1,1673.2%
9Water Management and Treatment1,0822.9%
10Plastics9622.6%
11Welding9502.6%
12Security - Risk Management9412.5%
13Sports9392.5%
14Electric & Hybrid Vehicles8882.4%
15Clean Energies - Renewable Energies8832.4%
16Trucks and Utility Vehicles7482%
17Boating7292%
18Broadcasting7081.9%
19Tourism - Travel7051.9%
20Food Processing Industries6791.8%

Frequently asked questions

Which industry do United States companies exhibit in most?

Catering & Hospitality Industries — 4,212 companies from United States (11.4% of categorized exhibitors). Equipments & Technologies for Medical and Surgery (5.3%) and Natural & Organic Food (5%) follow.

How many industries do United States companies exhibit across?

109 distinct industries/sectors, based on TruLista's active-fair data.

Related on TruLista

Methodology: TruLista verified exhibitor database; distinct United States companies grouped by the primary industry/sector of the active trade fairs they attend. Updated June 24, 2026.

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