| Industry and spending, mln. $ | IT Spending 2009 | IT Spending 2008 | Growth, YTY |
| Utilities | 131,812 | 128,146 | 2.9 |
| Healthcare | 88,012 | 86,080 | 2.2 |
| Government | 428,289 | 419,533 | 2.1 |
| Communications | 371,515 | 368,341 | 0.9 |
| Education | 59,961 | 59,341 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture, Mining and Construction | 29,658 | 29,386 | 0.9 |
| Services | 192,622 | 190,304 | 1.2 |
| Retail Trade | 153,755 | 153,331 | 0.3 |
| Transportation | 105,806 | 105,985 | -0.2 |
| Financial Services | 554,388 | 558,496 | -0.7 |
| Wholesale Trade | 81,446 | 81,158 | 0.4 |
| Manufacturing | 479,586 | 482,723 | -0.6 |
| Total | 2,676,850 | 2,662,825 | 0.5 |
| Source: Gartner | |||