In Q4, profits rose to $2.15 trillion seasonally adjusted annual rate. That’s what the annual profit would be after four quarters at this rate. But profits in the prior three quarters were lower. And so Q4 brought the year total to $2.085 trillion. This was down from 2015, and it was down from 2014, and it was up only 2.6% from 2013, not adjusted for inflation.
This 20-year chart shows that measure. Note that the profits are not adjusted for inflation, and there was a lot of inflation over those 20 years:
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A.L. Der Peak der US-Firmengewinne fiel an in 2013/14. Aktuell liegen die Gewinne 2,6 % tiefer. Und diese Zahl ist noch nicht einmal inflationsbereinigt! Bei 2 % realer Inflation lägen die US-Firmengewinne somit bereingt um rund 8,5 % tiefer als 2013. . |
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