[Economic Indicators March, 2006]
[Page Number 3]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


NONFINANCIAL CORPORATE BUSINESS-GROSS VALUE ADDED AND PRICE, COSTS, AND 
                                PROFITS

                                                                      [Quarterly data at seasonally adjusted annual rates]
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                                                                    Gross value added        Price per unit of real gross value added of nonfinancial corporate business (dollars) \1\ \2\
                                                                     of nonfinancial  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                   corporate business                                           Unit nonlabor cost                     Corporate profits with
                                                                       (billions of                            ---------------------------------------------------    inventory valuation and
                                                                       dollars)\1\                Compensation                                                          capital consumption
                              Period                              --------------------            of employees                           Taxes on    Net interest         adjustments \4\
                                                                                         Total     (unit labor            Consumption   production       and      ------------------------------
                                                                    Current   Chained                 cost)       Total    of  fixed   and imports  miscellaneous             Taxes on   Profits
                                                                    dollars   (2000)                                        capital        \3\         payments      Total   corporate    after
                                                                              dollars                                                                                          income    tax \5\
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1996 ............................................................   4,109.5   4,196.4      0.979        0.627      0.228       0.104       0.097          0.027       0.125      0.036     0.088
1997 ............................................................   4,401.8   4,469.3       .985         .629       .228        .105        .095           .028        .128       .036      .092
1998 ............................................................   4,655.0   4,725.4       .985         .645       .226        .104        .092           .030        .114       .034      .080
1999 ............................................................   4,950.8   5,011.0       .988         .652       .229        .105        .092           .032        .107       .034      .073
2000 ............................................................   5,272.2   5,272.2      1.000         .672       .237        .108        .093           .036        .090       .032      .058
2001 ............................................................   5,293.5   5,224.5      1.013         .688       .257        .124        .094           .039        .068       .021      .047
2002 ............................................................   5,371.7   5,269.7      1.019         .685       .253        .122        .099           .032        .081       .018      .063
2003 ............................................................   5,595.7   5,418.2      1.033         .683       .252        .120        .101           .031        .097       .023      .074
2004 ............................................................   5,995.4   5,714.1      1.049         .684       .251        .121        .101           .029        .114       .029      .085
2005 ............................................................   6,474.0   6,085.3      1.064         .687       .245        .120        .097           .028        .131       .042      .089
 
2002:I ..........................................................   5,284.6   5,194.6      1.017         .689       .258        .124        .098           .036        .071       .015      .056
      II ........................................................   5,358.3   5,265.4      1.018         .687       .252        .122        .098           .032        .079       .017      .061
      III .......................................................   5,395.6   5,296.0      1.019         .685       .250        .121        .099           .030        .083       .019      .064
      IV ........................................................   5,448.4   5,322.8      1.024         .681       .250        .121        .100           .029        .092       .022      .071
 
2003:I ..........................................................   5,456.5   5,301.9      1.029         .686       .253        .122        .101           .030        .090       .023      .067
      II ........................................................   5,541.8   5,374.5      1.031         .685       .252        .121        .100           .031        .094       .022      .073
      III .......................................................   5,650.0   5,466.9      1.033         .682       .253        .120        .102           .031        .100       .023      .076
      IV ........................................................   5,734.4   5,529.7      1.037         .681       .252        .119        .102           .031        .104       .026      .078
 
2004:I ..........................................................   5,822.0   5,578.3      1.044         .682       .253        .120        .103           .030        .108       .026      .082
      II ........................................................   5,922.8   5,625.9      1.053         .684       .254        .120        .104           .030        .115       .029      .086
      III .......................................................   6,038.0   5,756.2      1.049         .682       .250        .125        .097           .028        .116       .030      .086
      IV ........................................................   6,198.9   5,895.9      1.051         .686       .247        .118        .102           .027        .119       .031      .088
 
2005:I ..........................................................   6,282.8   5,943.3      1.057         .691       .245        .117        .100           .028        .121       .039      .082
      II ........................................................   6,414.0   6,046.0      1.061         .685       .244        .116        .100           .028        .132       .041      .091
      III .......................................................   6,528.0   6,121.9      1.066         .688       .249        .130        .091           .028        .129       .042      .087
      IV ........................................................   6,671.4   6,230.2      1.071         .685       .243        .116        .098           .029        .142       .045      .097
 
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    \1\ Estimates for nonfinancial 
corporate business for 2000 and 
earlier periods are based on the 
Standard Industrial Classification 
(SIC); later estimates are based on 
the North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS).
    \2\ The implicit price deflator 
for gross value added of 
nonfinancial corporate business 
divided by 100.
    \3\ Less subsidies plus business 
current transfer payments.
    \4\ Unit profits from current 
production.
    \5\ With inventory valuation and 
capital consumption adjustments.

    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of Economic Analysis.