[Economic Indicators August, 2009]
[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   (2005)                                        capital        \3\         payments      Total   corporate    after
                                                                              dollars                                                                                          income    tax \5\
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1999 ............................................................   4,955.5   5,422.5      0.914        0.601      0.214       0.099       0.085          0.030       0.098      0.032     0.067
2000 ............................................................   5,279.4   5,707.9       .925         .621       .222        .103        .085           .034        .082       .030      .052
2001 ............................................................   5,252.5   5,604.6       .937         .635       .236        .113        .088           .035        .066       .020      .046
2002 ............................................................   5,307.7   5,629.3       .943         .630       .237        .116        .092           .029        .076       .017      .059
2003 ............................................................   5,503.7   5,767.4       .954         .633       .237        .116        .095           .026        .084       .023      .061
2004 ............................................................   5,877.5   6,040.4       .973         .627       .234        .115        .097           .022        .112       .031      .081
2005  ...........................................................   6,302.8   6,302.8      1.000         .631       .243        .118        .101           .024        .127       .043      .083
2006 ............................................................   6,740.3   6,536.5      1.031         .640       .250        .123        .102           .025        .141       .047      .094
2007 ............................................................   6,970.1   6,649.4      1.048         .656       .264        .128        .102           .034        .127       .045      .082
2008 ............................................................   6,971.5   6,675.5      1.044         .663       .275        .135        .104           .036        .107       .036      .071
 
2006:I ..........................................................   6,629.5   6,505.1      1.019         .635       .245        .120        .102           .023        .139       .045      .093
      II ........................................................   6,668.1   6,480.0      1.029         .641       .250        .123        .103           .024        .138       .048      .090
      III .......................................................   6,811.8   6,567.2      1.037         .637       .250        .123        .102           .025        .150       .050      .100
      IV ........................................................   6,851.8   6,593.8      1.039         .647       .253        .124        .102           .027        .138       .045      .093
 
2007:I ..........................................................   6,909.3   6,597.4      1.047         .654       .258        .126        .102           .030        .135       .047      .087
      II ........................................................   6,988.8   6,649.8      1.051         .653       .263        .127        .102           .034        .135       .046      .089
      III .......................................................   6,949.7   6,624.9      1.049         .659       .268        .129        .103           .036        .122       .043      .079
      IV ........................................................   7,032.6   6,725.5      1.046         .659       .268        .129        .102           .037        .118       .044      .074
 
2008:I ..........................................................   6,934.9   6,664.3      1.041         .665       .271        .132        .103           .036        .105       .038      .066
      II ........................................................   6,974.4   6,735.8      1.035         .658       .272        .132        .103           .037        .106       .039      .067
      III .......................................................   7,042.4   6,722.6      1.048         .661       .274        .135        .104           .035        .114       .038      .076
      IV ........................................................   6,934.1   6,579.3      1.054         .670       .282        .139        .105           .038        .102       .027      .075
 
2009:I r.........................................................   6,703.8   6,278.8      1.068         .675       .293        .146        .109           .038        .100       .032      .069
      II p.......................................................   6,641.2   6,237.1      1.065         .668       .292        .145        .110           .037        .105       .035      .071
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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.