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Table 5 Top 5 fractions of firms’ attributes with p -value < 0.01 in major communities in non-directed customer-supplier networks. Bold font expresses remarkable attributes with \(\pmb{R\ge3}\)

From: Structure of global buyer-supplier networks and its implications for conflict minerals regulations

Rank

Country (fraction, R )

Industry sector (fraction, R )

1

United States (0.442, 1.34)

Internet software and services (0.081, 2.26)

United Kingdom (0.079, 1.19)

Application software (0.058, 1.79)

Japan (0.032, 1.26)

Communications equipment (0.032, 2.33)

France (0.026, 1.32)

IT consulting and other services (0.030, 1.55)

Taiwan (0.023, 2.27)

Regional banks (0.030, 2.18)

2

India (0.103, 2.58)

Construction and engineering (0.064, 1.63)

Australia (0.035, 1.24)

Aerospace and defense (0.048, 3.82)

Japan (0.033, 1.32)

Oil and gas exploration and production (0.041, 2.82)

Germany (0.031, 1.06)

Industrial machinery (0.039, 1.73)

France (0.024, 1.19)

Electric utilities (0.038, 2.66)

3

United States (0.379, 1.15)

Pharmaceuticals (0.086, 5.34)

United Kingdom (0.155, 2.32)

Healthcare facilities (0.070, 4.96)

Poland (0.069, 5.52)

Healthcare equipment (0.056, 4.71)

Sweden (0.033, 2.96)

Biotechnology (0.048, 5.89)

Norway (0.018, 2.49)

Healthcare services (0.042, 4.46)

4

Indonesia (0.340, 14.91)

Property and casualty insurance (0.114, 14.91)

Thailand (0.090, 7.87)

Asset management and custody banks (0.073, 2.46)

Philippines (0.085, 12.26)

Life and health insurance (0.058, 9.13)

Singapore (0.028, 2.07)

Packaged foods and meats (0.045, 2.21)

Malaysia (0.020, 1.14)

Reinsurance (0.044, 22.12)