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CHART 2: Retail Profits Per Dollar of Sales
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After-tax profits averaged 1.8 cents per dollar of sales for the second quarter of 2001, down 0.2 (+\-0.1) cents compared to the preceding quarter, and down 0.1 (+\-0.1) cents from the second quarter of 2000. The annual rate of after-tax profit on stockholders` equity was 9.8 percent, down 0.7 percent (+\-0.5%) from the 10.5 percent of the first quarter of 2001, and down 0.8 percent (+\-0.7%) from the 10.6 percent of the second quarter of 2000.
These data are based on quarterly financial reports obtained from 519 corporations. More detailed information on the retail trade sector for the second quarter will be published in the Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, and Trade Corporations Third Quarter 2001 which is scheduled for release on December 14, 2001.
Beginning in May 2001, the economic indicator programs published by the U.S. Census Bureau began the process of converting to theNorth American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The Quarterly Financial Report Program will begin publishing on the NAICS basis with the fourth quarter 2001 report scheduled for release in April 2002. Data for the prior four quarters (4Q 2000-3Q 2001) will be restated on the NAICS basis comparable with the fourth quarter 2001 data.
EXPLANATORY NOTES:
This quarter`s publication contains data revised due to the reclassification of corporations by industry, and revisions that reflect respondents` corrections of data submitted subsequent to original publication.
The data presented in this report are estimated from a sample survey and therefore are subject to sampling variability as well as non-sampling variability such as response error, non-reporting, and coverage errors. Estimates of sampling variability are presented in the publication. A statement such as "up 2.5 (+/-0.1) cents," appearing in the text, indicates the range (+2.4 to +2.6 cents) in which the actual change is likely to have occurred. The range given for the change is a 90 percent confidence interval that accounts only for sampling variability. If the range had contained zero (0), it would have been uncertain whether there was an increase or decrease; that is, the change would not have been statistically significant. For any comparison cited without a confidence interval, the change is statistically significant. The quarterly publication includes more detailed explanations of confidence intervals and sampling variability, along with additional measures of sampling variability.
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2Q 1Q 2Q
Item 2001 2001(1) 2000(1)
(million dollars)
Net sales, receipts, and operating revenues.... 348,088 338,131 327,111
Less: Depreciation, depletion, and amortization 7,442 7,317 6,812
Less: All other operating costs and expenses... 326,027 316,841 306,071
Income (or loss) from operations............. 14,619 13,973 14,228
Interest Expense .............................. 4,410 4,282 4,270
All other nonoperating income (expense)........ 341 1,336 915
Income (or loss) before income taxes......... 10,550 11,026 10,873
Less: Provision for current and deferred
domestic income taxes........................ 4,187 4,351 4,595
Income (or loss) after income taxes.......... 6,364 6,675 6,278
Cash dividends charged to retained earnings
in current quarter........................... 1,622 1,364 1,520
Net income retained in business.............. 4,742 5,311 4,759
Retained earnings at beginning of quarter...... 175,799 173,140 156,661
Other direct credits (or charges) to
retained earnings (net)...................... (789) (977) (1,044)
Retained earnings at end of quarter............ 179,752 177,473 160,375
(1) Revised data reflects reclassification of corporations by industry, and respondents` corrections
and/or restatements of prior data subsequent to original publication.
2Q 1Q 2Q
Item 2001 2001(1) 2000(1)
(cents)
Net sales, receipts, and operating revenues.... 100.0 100.0 100.0
Less: Depreciation, depletion, and amortization 2.1 2.2 2.1
Less: All other operating costs and expenses... 93.7 93.7 93.6
Income (or loss) from operations............. 4.2 4.1 4.3
Interest Expense .............................. 1.3 1.3 1.3
All other nonoperating income (expense)........ 0.1 0.4 0.3
Income (or loss) before income taxes......... 3.0 3.3 3.3
Less: Provision for current and deferred
domestic income taxes........................ 1.2 1.3 1.4
Income (or loss) after income taxes.......... 1.8 2.0 1.9
(1) Revised data reflects reclassification of corporations by industry, and respondents` corrections
and/or restatements of prior data subsequent to original publication.
2Q 1Q 2Q
Item 2001 2001(1) 2000(1)
(percent)
Annual rate of profit on stockholders` equity
at end of period:
Before income taxes......................... 16.32 17.33 18.36
After income taxes.......................... 9.85 10.49 10.60
Annual rate of profit on total assets:
Before income taxes......................... 6.08 6.47 6.77
After income taxes.......................... 3.67 3.92 3.91
(1) Revised data reflects reclassification of corporations by industry, and respondents` corrections
and/or restatements of prior data subsequent to original publication.
SOURCE: Quarterly Financial Report for Manufacturing, Mining, and Trade Corporations--QFR-01-2, October 2001. U.S. Census Bureau, October 2001.
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