[Economic Indicators December, 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 r...........................................................   5,558.4   5,387.5      1.032         .687       .253        .122        .103           .028        .091       .025      .066
2004 r...........................................................   5,932.9   5,630.0      1.054         .688       .250        .122        .104           .024        .116       .033      .083
2005 r...........................................................   6,369.7   5,852.9      1.088         .700       .257        .126        .104           .027        .131       .043      .088
 
2003:I r.........................................................   5,443.9   5,298.6      1.027         .685       .257        .123        .102           .032        .086       .024      .061
      II r.......................................................   5,501.6   5,345.0      1.029         .689       .253        .123        .101           .029        .088       .023      .065
      III r......................................................   5,603.3   5,424.6      1.033         .687       .252        .122        .103           .027        .094       .025      .069
      IV r.......................................................   5,684.6   5,481.9      1.037         .689       .251        .121        .104           .026        .098       .028      .070
 
2004:I r.........................................................   5,780.2   5,549.0      1.042         .684       .248        .120        .104           .024        .109       .030      .080
      II r.......................................................   5,878.9   5,587.8      1.052         .686       .250        .120        .105           .025        .116       .033      .083
      III r......................................................   5,992.9   5,677.7      1.056         .686       .250        .126        .100           .024        .119       .035      .084
      IV r.......................................................   6,079.6   5,705.7      1.066         .695       .252        .121        .106           .025        .119       .034      .086
 
2005:I r.........................................................   6,193.9   5,763.4      1.075         .696       .254        .122        .106           .026        .125       .041      .083
      II r.......................................................   6,324.4   5,844.4      1.082         .693       .255        .122        .107           .026        .134       .042      .092
      III r......................................................   6,425.7   5,875.8      1.094         .705       .262        .137        .098           .027        .127       .044      .084
      IV r.......................................................   6,534.8   5,927.8      1.102         .708       .258        .124        .106           .028        .136       .045      .091
 
2006:I r.........................................................   6,788.2   6,111.2      1.111         .710       .253        .120        .104           .029        .147       .046      .101
      II r.......................................................   6,790.0   6,069.0      1.119         .717       .260        .123        .107           .030        .143       .047      .096
      III r......................................................   6,919.5   6,177.3      1.120         .713       .255        .121        .105           .029        .153       .049      .104
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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.

    Note.--Data beginning 2003 
reflect revisions released by the 
Department of Commerce on December 
21, 2006.

    Source: Department of Commerce, 
Bureau of Economic Analysis.