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Corporate Profits
Released On 3/27/2014 8:30:00 AM For Q4:13
Prior Actual
After-tax Profits - Y/Y change 5.6 % 6.0 %
Highlights
Corporate profits in the fourth quarter posted at $1.905 trillion, compared to $1.869 trillion the previous quarter. Profits in the fourth quarter increased an annualized 7.9 percent, following a boost of 10.8 percent in the third quarter. Profits are after tax but without inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments. Corporate profits on a year-on-year basis gained 6.2 percent versus 5.6 percent in the third quarter.