Devine, James wrote: >the data that Fred Moseley and I are discussing is from the BEA and is >available at: >http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/ARTICLES/2001/09september/0901ror.pdf or >http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/ARTICLES/2001/09september/ror.xls. > >These data are not disaggregated by industry.
Ah, but their definition of profits adds interest back in. That's a useful measure for some purposes, but money spent servicing debt isn't available for investment or dividends. Doug
