account for

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Dubai's airport and seaport account for about 60 percent of the emirate's revenues, official estimates show.

From Barron's

Semiconductor shipments—accounting for over a quarter of total exports—more than doubled from a year earlier to a record $25.16 billion in February, outweighing declines in auto, petrochemical and steel shipments, the data showed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The kingdom, which accounts for most of the petroleum flowing through Hormuz, also shipped more crude to overseas storage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Crude oil is the single biggest component of the price that drivers pay at the pump, accounting for over half the retail cost of gasoline.

From Barron's

Crude oil is the single biggest component of the price that drivers pay at the pump, accounting for over half the retail cost of gasoline.

From Barron's