Go
to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Click Data > by Economic Account >
National> Corporate Profits. Scroll down and click Interactive Data. Click
Table 6.16D.
Corporate Profits by Industry. In your initial response to the topic, you have
to answer all the questions: Based on the most recent figures, which of the
following categories of industry classifications has the greatest profits?
Financial or nonfinancial Manufacturing, transportation and warehousing,
wholesale trade, or retail trade Durable goods or nondurable
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? Reflection: the students should also include a paragraph
in the initial response in their own words, using microeconomic terminology,
reflecting on what they learned from the assignment and how they think they could
apply what they learned in the workplace or in everyday life.
According to the latest
estimates recorded in table 6.16D, the financial industry is most profitable at
large. In 2023, the financial sector registered earned revenue of $452.6
billion, which was more than in the manufacturing industry as well as
transportation and warehousing, and other fields like wholesale trade and
retail were far behind these areas. In the same year, the nonfinancial sector
from domestic industries provided profits in a large sum that amounted to
totals of $2,305. In the analysis of corporate profits in different industries,
it can be observed that generally, the financial sector has been leading across
other sectors, with nonfinancial subsectors dominating, while the durable goods
manufacturing sector has strong growth, as shown by data from table 6.16D
provided by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.