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

Go to www.bea.gov

Click on Data > by Economic Account > National> Corporate Profits

Scroll down and Click on Interactive Data

Click on Table 6.16D. Corporate Profits by Industry"

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

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

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