30 May 2013

• U.S. Corporate Profits – Q1 2013


Profits from current production (corporate profits with inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments) decreased $43.8 billion in the first quarter, in contrast to an increase of $45.4 billion in the fourth.

Current-production cash flow (net cash flow with inventory valuation adjustment) - - the internal funds available to corporations for investment -- increased $110.9 billion in the first quarter, in contrast to a decrease of $89.8 billion in the fourth.

Source: USDOC-BEA {Part of the GDP report; scroll down to see corporate profits section]


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