Economics-The Bureau of Economic Analysis provides profit data for various industries in the United States.Discuss

Economics.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis provides profit data for various industries in the United States.Discuss

Based on the most-recent figures, which of the following categories of industry classifications has the greatest profits:

• Financial or non-financial.

• Manufacturing , transportation and warehousing, wholesale trade, or retail trade.

• Durable goods or non-durable goods.

During the past years, which sectors had the largest and smallest percentage increase in profit?

Which sectors, if any, experienced losses?

What are the implications of the profit changes for expansion or contraction of the particular industries?