|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
