Table VII

Fiscal Year 1997 1/

Transactions by Sales of Acquiring Persons

Clearance Granted to FTC or DOJ Second Request Investigations 3/
H-S-R Transactions Number Percentage of
Sales Range Group
Number Percentage of
Sales Range Group
Sales Range ($Millions) Number 4/ Percent FTC DOJ FTC DOJ Total FTC DOJ FTC DOJ Total
Less than 15 136 4.0% 1 1 0.7% 0.7% 1.5% 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
15 UP TO 25 48 1.4% 2 2 4.2% 4.2% 8.3% 1 0 2.1% 0.0% 2.1%
25 UP TO 50 108 3.1% 1 6 0.9% 5.6% 6.5% 1 0 0.9% 0.0% 0.9%
50 UP TO 100 194 5.6% 8 12 4.1% 6.2% 10.3% 0 3 0.0% 1.5% 1.5%
100 UP TO 150 225 6.5% 14 15 6.2% 6.7% 12.9% 2 5 0.9% 2.2% 3.1%
150 UP TO 200 159 4.6% 8 13 5.0% 8.2% 13.2% 0 8 0.0% 5.0% 5.0%
200 UP TO 300 217 6.3% 18 7 8.3% 3.2% 11.5% 1 3 0.5% 1.4% 1.8%
300 UP TO 500 343 10.0% 18 33 5.2% 9.6% 14.9% 1 7 0.3% 2.0% 2.3%
500 UP TO 1000 431 12.5% 37 32 8.6% 7.4% 16.0% 6 10 1.4% 2.3% 3.7%
1000 AND UP 1509 43.9% 146 141 9.7% 9.3% 19.0% 33 41 2.2% 2.7% 4.9%
Sales Not Available 9/ 68 2.0% 0 1 0.0% 1.5% 1.5% 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
All Transactions 3438 100.0% 253 263 7.4% 7.6% 15.0% 45 77 1.3% 2.2% 3.5%