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March 27, 2015US CORPORATE PROFITS Q4 2014 (THIRD ESTIMATE) US corporate profit (including inventory valuation and capital consumption adjustments) decreased by $30.4 billion in the 4th quarter to $2.1 trillion. Domestic financial corporation profits fell $12.5 billion and rest-of-world profits were down $36.1 billion offsetting an increase in domestic nonfinancial corporations of $18.1 billion.
For 2014, profits from current production decreased $17.1 billion compared to a $84.1 billion increase in 2013. Financial and net rest-of-world profits declined but nonfinancial domestic corporations had increased profits. The nonfinancial profit increase was led by manufacturing (+$94.7 billion) and utilities (+$26.6 billion).
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis