CHART: Gross Domestic Product
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Gross Domestic Product
In the second quarter of 2004, real GDP increased 2.8 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.
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Previous
+4.5
1st Qtr 2004
(% change)
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Current
+2.8
2nd Qtr 2004
(% change)
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Provided by
Bureau of Economic Analysis as of August 27, 2004.
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CHART: Nonresidential Fixed Investment
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Nonresidential Fixed Investment
In the second quarter of 2004, real nonresidential fixed investment increased 12.1 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.
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Previous
+4.2
1st Qtr 2004
(% change)
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Current
+12.1
2nd Qtr 2004
(% change)
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Provided by
Bureau of Economic Analysis as of August 27, 2004.
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CHART: Residential Investment
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Residential Investment
In the second quarter of 2004, real residential investment increased 14.7 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.
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Previous
+5.0
1st Qtr 2004
(% change)
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Current
+14.7
2nd Qtr 2004
(% change)
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Provided by
Bureau of Economic Analysis as of August 27, 2004.
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CHART: Personal Saving Rate
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Personal Saving Rate
In the second quarter of 2004, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income increased to 1.2 percent.
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Previous
+1.0
1st Qtr 2004
(% of disposable personal income)
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Current
+1.2
2nd Qtr 2004
(% of disposable personal income)
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Provided by
Bureau of Economic Analysis as of August 27, 2004.
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CHART: Corporate Profits
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Corporate Profits
In the second quarter of 2004 profits from current production increased 0.1 percent at a seasonally adjusted quarterly rate.
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Previous
+3.2
1st Qtr 2004
(% change)
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Current
+0.1
2nd Qtr 2004
(% change)
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Provided by
Bureau of Economic Analysis as of August 27, 2004.
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CHART: Retail Profits Per Dollar of Sales
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Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade
After-tax profits for retail corporations' with assets greater than $50 million averaged 2.6 cents per dollar of sales for the first quarter 2004, down 0.9 (+/-0.1)cents from the preceding quarter. (Released: July 14, 2004. Next: October 13, 2004.)
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Previous
+1.0
4th qtr 2003
cents
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Current
-0.9
1st qtr 2004
cents
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Provided by
U.S. Census Bureau as of July 14, 2004.
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CHART: Manufacturing Profits Per Dollar of Sales
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Quarterly Financial Report - Manufacturing, Mining and Trade
Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits averaged 6.4 cents per dollar of sales for the first quarter of 2004, unchanged from the preceding quarter. (Released: June 14, 2004. Next Release: September 13, 2004.)
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Previous
+1.3
4th Qtr 2003
% change
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Current
0.0
1st Qtr 2004
% change
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Provided by
U.S. Census Bureau as of June 14, 2004.
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CHART: Personal Consumption Expenditures
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Personal Consumption Expenditures
In July 2004, real personal consumption expenditures increased 0.8 percent at a seasonally adjusted monthly rate.
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Previous
-0.4
June 2004
(% change)
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Current
+0.8
July 2004
(% change)
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Provided by
Bureau of Economic Analysis as of August 30, 2004.
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CHART: National Expenditures for R&D;
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National Expenditures for R&D; by Performing Sector
National Expenditures for R&D;
Preliminary estimates of R&D; expenditures for 2001 indicate a 6.4% increase over 2000.
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Previous
$264.6
2000
(billions of dollars)
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Current
$281.8
2001 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)
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Provided by
National Science Foundation/SRS as of March 2003.
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CHART: Federal R&D; Obligations
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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 decrease by an estimated 0.6 percent (to $84.9 billion) in fiscal year 2002.
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Previous
$85.5
2001 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)
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Current
$84.9
2002 (preliminary)
(billions of dollars)
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Provided by
National Science Foundation/SRS as of November 2002.
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