U.S. Federal Trade Commission antitrust enforcement actions by sector 2016-2020
The United States' Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government which was established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 to protect consumers and promote competition in markets. Since 2016, the three largest sectors which have been the subject of FTC enforcement action have been Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices, Manufacturing & Chemicals, and Health Care. Despite recent attention paid to the technology and digital services sector for increasing market concentration, only three percent of actions were directed toward this sector.
