[Economic Report of the President (2007)]
[Administration of George W. Bush]
[Online through the Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
Table B-94.--Relation of profits after taxes to stockholders' equity and to sales, all manufacturing
corporations, 1959-2006
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Ratio of profits after income taxes   Profits after income taxes per dollar
(annual rate) to stockholders'                of sales--cents
equity--percent\1\          --------------------------------------
Year or quarter          ---------------------------------------
All         Durable   Nondurable       All         Durable   Nondurable
manufacturing     goods       goods    manufacturing     goods       goods
corporations  industries  industries   corporations  industries  industries
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1959..............................       10.4          10.4        10.4         4.8           4.8         4.9

1960..............................        9.2           8.5         9.8         4.4           4.0         4.8
1961..............................        8.9           8.1         9.6         4.3           3.9         4.7
1962..............................        9.8           9.6         9.9         4.5           4.4         4.7
1963..............................       10.3          10.1        10.4         4.7           4.5         4.9
1964..............................       11.6          11.7        11.5         5.2           5.1         5.4
1965..............................       13.0          13.8        12.2         5.6           5.7         5.5
1966..............................       13.4          14.2        12.7         5.6           5.6         5.6
1967..............................       11.7          11.7        11.8         5.0           4.8         5.3
1968..............................       12.1          12.2        11.9         5.1           4.9         5.2
1969..............................       11.5          11.4        11.5         4.8           4.6         5.0

1970..............................        9.3           8.3        10.3         4.0           3.5         4.5
1971..............................        9.7           9.0        10.3         4.1           3.8         4.5
1972..............................       10.6          10.8        10.5         4.3           4.2         4.4
1973..............................       12.8          13.1        12.6         4.7           4.7         4.8

1973: IV..........................       13.4          12.9        14.0         4.7           4.5         5.0

New series:

1973: IV..........................       14.3          13.3        15.3         5.6           5.0         6.1

1974..............................       14.9          12.6        17.1         5.5           4.7         6.4
1975..............................       11.6          10.3        12.9         4.6           4.1         5.1
1976..............................       13.9          13.7        14.2         5.4           5.2         5.5
1977..............................       14.2          14.5        13.8         5.3           5.3         5.3
1978..............................       15.0          16.0        14.2         5.4           5.5         5.3
1979..............................       16.4          15.4        17.4         5.7           5.2         6.1

1980..............................       13.9          11.2        16.3         4.8           4.0         5.6
1981..............................       13.6          11.9        15.2         4.7           4.2         5.1
1982..............................        9.2           6.1        11.9         3.5           2.4         4.4
1983..............................       10.6           8.1        12.7         4.1           3.1         4.9
1984..............................       12.5          12.4        12.5         4.6           4.4         4.8
1985..............................       10.1           9.2        11.0         3.8           3.4         4.1
1986..............................        9.5           7.5        11.5         3.7           2.9         4.6
1987..............................       12.8          11.9        13.7         4.9           4.5         5.2
1988 \2\..........................       16.1          14.3        17.8         5.9           5.2         6.6
1989..............................       13.5          11.1        16.0         4.9           4.1         5.7

1990..............................       10.6           7.9        13.1         3.9           3.0         4.8
1991..............................        6.2           1.4        10.6         2.4            .5         4.1
1992 \3\..........................        2.1          -5.1         8.2          .8          -1.7         3.1
1993..............................        8.0           5.7        10.0         2.8           1.8         3.7
1994..............................       15.8          16.3        15.2         5.4           5.3         5.5
1995..............................       16.0          15.4        16.6         5.6           5.2         6.0
1996..............................       16.7          15.7        17.6         6.0           5.5         6.5
1997..............................       16.7          16.3        17.1         6.2           5.8         6.7
1998..............................       15.8          16.4        15.2         5.9           5.9         6.0
1999..............................       16.4          16.1        16.8         6.2           6.1         6.4
2000..............................       15.1          12.5        18.7         6.1           5.4         6.9

2000: IV..........................        9.9           7.0        13.9         4.0           3.1         5.1

NAICS: \4\
2000: IV..........................        9.1           5.6        14.3         3.7           2.5         5.2

2001..............................        2.0          -7.0        14.7          .8          -3.3         5.7
2002..............................        7.5           2.1        14.5         3.2           1.0         5.8
2003..............................       12.1           8.5        16.3         5.4           3.9         7.0
2004..............................       15.8          12.9        19.3         7.1           6.2         8.0
2005..............................       16.6          12.4        21.6         7.4           5.9         8.9

2004: I...........................       14.3          11.8        17.2         6.6           5.8         7.4
II..........................       17.4          15.3        19.9         7.6           7.1         8.1
III.........................       16.2          12.2        21.0         7.2           5.8         8.6
IV..........................       15.3          12.3        19.0         6.9           5.9         7.8

2005: I...........................       15.3          10.8        20.7         7.1           5.4         9.0
II..........................       17.9          14.7        21.6         7.9           6.9         9.0
III.........................       17.8          13.3        23.1         7.8           6.4         9.2
IV..........................       15.4          10.7        20.9         6.8           5.0         8.6

2006: I...........................       18.2          14.9        21.7         8.5           7.2         9.8
II..........................       18.2          14.2        22.4         8.2           6.6         9.8
III.........................       18.4          14.2        22.8         8.5           6.8        10.1
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\1\ Annual ratios based on average equity for the year (using four end-of-quarter figures). Quarterly ratios
based on equity at end of quarter.
\2\ See footnote 3, Table B-93.
\3\ See footnote 4, Table B-93.
\4\ See footnote 5, Table B-93.

Note.--Based on data in millions of dollars.
See Note, Table B-93.

Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.