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ESBR Employment Income International Money Output Prices Production Transportation SSBR

CHART: Gross Domestic Product
CHART: Gross Domestic Product
Gross Domestic Product

In the fourth quarter of 2005, real GDP increased 1.1 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.


Previous
+4.1
3rd Qtr 2005
(% change)




Current
+1.1
4th Qtr 2005
(% change)


Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of January 27, 2006.
CHART: Nonresidential Fixed Investment
CHART: Nonresidential Fixed Investment
Nonresidential Fixed Investment

In the fourth quarter of 2005, real nonresidential fixed investment increased 2.8 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.


Previous
+8.5
3rd Qtr 2005
(% change)




Current
+2.8
4th Qtr 2005
(% change)


Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of January 27, 2006.
CHART: Residential Investment
CHART: Residential Investment
Residential Investment

In the fourth quarter of 2005, real residential investment increased 3.5 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.


Previous
+7.3
3rd Qtr 2005
(% change)




Current
+3.5
4th Qtr 2005
(% change)


Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of January 27, 2006.
CHART: Personal Saving Rate
CHART: Personal Saving Rate
Personal Saving Rate

In the fourth quarter of 2005, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income decreased to -0.4 percent.


Previous
-1.8
3rd Qtr 2005
(% of disposable personal income)




Current
-0.4
4th Qtr 2005
(% of disposable personal income)


Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of January 27, 2006.
CHART: Corporate Profits
CHART: Corporate Profits
Corporate Profits

In the third quarter of 2005, profits from current production decreased 4.0 percent at a seasonally adjusted quarterly rate.


Previous
+4.6
2nd Qtr 2005
(% change)




Current
-4.0
3rd Qtr 2005
(% change)


Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of December 21, 2005.
CHART: Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade
CHART: Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade
Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade

After-tax profits for retail corporations with assets greater than $50 million averaged 2.8 cents per dollar of sales for the second quarter 2006, down 0.6 (+/-0.1) cent from the average of 3.4 cents in the preceding quarter.


Previous
-0.5
1st Qtr. 2006
cents




Current
-0.6
2nd Qtr. 2006
cents


Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of October 11, 2006.
CHART: Quarterly Financial Report - Manufacturing, Mining and Trade
CHART: Quarterly Financial Report - Manufacturing, Mining and Trade
Quarterly Financial Report - Manufacturing, Mining and Trade

Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits averaged 7.7 cents per dollar of sales for the second quarter of 2006, down 0.6 (+/- 0.1) cents from the average of 8.3 cents of the first quarter of 2006.


Previous
1.1
1st Qtr 2006
cents




Current
-0.6
2nd Qtr 2006
cents


Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of September 11, 2006.
CHART: Personal Consumption Expenditures
CHART: Personal Consumption Expenditures
Personal Consumption Expenditures

In December 2005, real personal consumption expenditures increased 0.9 percent at a seasonally adjusted monthly rate.


Previous
+0.9
November 2005
(% change)




Current
+0.9
December 2005
(% change)


Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of January 30, 2006.
CHART: National Expenditures for R&D
CHART: National Expenditures for R&D
National Expenditures for R&D by Performing Sector
National Expenditures for R&D
Preliminary estimates of R&D expenditures for 2002 indicate a slight increase over 2001.


Previous
$274.2
2001
(billions of dollars)




Current
$276.4
2002 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)


Provided by National Science Foundation/SRS as of August 2005.
CHART: Federal R&D Obligations
CHART: Federal R&D Obligations
Federal Obligations for Research and Development and R&D Plant
Federal Obligations for R&D
Federal obligations for research and development and R&D plant are expected to increase by an estimated 4.8 percent (to $110.2 billion) in fiscal year 2005.


Previous
$106.5
2004 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)




Current
$110.2
2005 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)


Provided by National Science Foundation/SRS as of July 2006.

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