Corporate Profits As A Percentage Of GDP

In the last post (“4th Quarter 2022 Corporate Profits“) I displayed, for reference purposes, a long-term chart depicting Corporate Profits After Tax. There are many ways to view this measure, both on an absolute as well as relative basis. One relative measure is viewing Corporate Profits as a Percentage of GDP.  I feel that this …

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4th Quarter 2022 Corporate Profits

Today’s (March 30, 2023) GDP release (Q4 2022, Third Estimate) was accompanied by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Corporate Profits report (Preliminary Estimate) for the 4th Quarter. Of course, there are many ways to adjust and depict overall Corporate Profits.  For reference purposes, here is a chart from the St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) …

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The CFO Survey First Quarter 2023 – Notable Excerpts

On March 29, 2023 The CFO Survey (formerly called the “Duke/CFO Global Business Outlook”) was released.  It contains a variety of statistics regarding how CFOs view business and economic conditions. In the CFO Survey press release, I found the following to be the most notable excerpts – although I don’t necessarily agree with them: Financial decision-makers became …

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CEO Confidence Surveys 1Q 2023 – Notable Excerpts

On March 15, 2023, the Business Roundtable released its most recent CEO Economic Outlook Survey for the 1st Quarter of 2023.   Notable excerpts from this March 15, 2023 release, titled “Business Roundtable Q1 CEO Economic Outlook Index Ticks Up Slightly…“: Business Roundtable today released its Q1 2023 CEO Economic Outlook Survey, a composite index …

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NFIB Small Business Optimism – February 2023

The February NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, March 14, 2022. The headline of the Economic Trends report is “Main Street: Expectations for Better Business Conditions Remain Low.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased by .6 points to 90.9. Here is an excerpt that I find particularly notable (but don’t necessarily agree …

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The CFO Survey Fourth Quarter 2022 – Notable Excerpts

On December 21, 2022 The CFO Survey (formerly called the “Duke/CFO Global Business Outlook”) was released.  It contains a variety of statistics regarding how CFOs view business and economic conditions. In this CFO Survey press release, I found the following to be the most notable excerpts – although I don’t necessarily agree with them: CFO optimism about …

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CEO Confidence Surveys 4Q 2022 – Notable Excerpts

On December 5, 2022, the Business Roundtable released its most recent CEO Economic Outlook Survey for the 4th Quarter of 2022.   Notable excerpts from this December 5, 2022 release, titled “Business Roundtable CEO Economic Outlook Index Declines Further in Q4“: Business Roundtable today released its Q4 2022 CEO Economic Outlook Survey, a composite index …

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NFIB Small Business Optimism – November 2022

The November NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, December 13, 2022. The headline of the Economic Trends report is “November’s Optimism Index reading stays below 49-year average.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased by .6 points to 91.9. Here is an excerpt that I find particularly notable (but don’t necessarily agree with): …

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Corporate Profits As A Percentage Of GDP

In the last post (“3rd Quarter 2022 Corporate Profits“) I displayed, for reference purposes, a long-term chart depicting Corporate Profits After Tax. There are many ways to view this measure, both on an absolute as well as relative basis. One relative measure is viewing Corporate Profits as a Percentage of GDP.  I feel that this …

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3rd Quarter 2022 Corporate Profits

Today’s (November 30, 2022) GDP release (Q3 2022, Second Estimate) was accompanied by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Corporate Profits report (Preliminary Estimate) for the 3rd Quarter. Of course, there are many ways to adjust and depict overall Corporate Profits.  For reference purposes, here is a chart from the St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) …

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