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In the fourth quarter of 2005, real GDP increased 1.1 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.

In the fourth quarter of 2005, real nonresidential fixed investment increased 2.8 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.

In the fourth quarter of 2005, real residential investment increased 3.5 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.

In the fourth quarter of 2005, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income decreased to -0.4 percent.

(% of disposable personal income)

In the third quarter of 2005, profits from current production decreased 4.0 percent at a seasonally adjusted quarterly rate.

After-tax profits for retail corporations with assets greater than $50 million averaged 2.6 cents per dollar of sales for the third quarter 2007, down 0.9 cent from the average of 3.5 cents for the second quarter 2007.

Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits averaged 7.7 cents per dollar of sales for the fourth quarter of 2007, up 2.3 (+/- 0.1) cents from the average of 5.4 cents for the third quarter of 2007.

In December 2005, real personal consumption expenditures increased 0.9 percent at a seasonally adjusted monthly rate.

Preliminary estimates of R&D expenditures for 2003 indicate a slight increase over 2002.

(billions of dollars)

Federal obligations for research and development and R&D plant are expected to increase by an estimated 4.8 percent (to $110.2 billion) in fiscal year 2005.

(billions of dollars)

CHART: Gross Domestic Product	Gross Domestic Product In the fourth quarter of 2005, real GDP increased 1.1 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.	Previous +4.1 3rd Qtr 2005 (% change)	Current +1.1 4th Qtr 2005 (% change)
	Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of January 27, 2006.
CHART: Nonresidential Fixed Investment	Nonresidential Fixed Investment In the fourth quarter of 2005, real nonresidential fixed investment increased 2.8 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.	Previous +8.5 3rd Qtr 2005 (% change)	Current +2.8 4th Qtr 2005 (% change)
	Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of January 27, 2006.
CHART: Residential Investment	Residential Investment In the fourth quarter of 2005, real residential investment increased 3.5 percent at a seasonally adjusted annual rate.	Previous +7.3 3rd Qtr 2005 (% change)	Current +3.5 4th Qtr 2005 (% change)
	Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of January 27, 2006.
CHART: Personal Saving Rate	Personal Saving Rate In the fourth quarter of 2005, personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income decreased to -0.4 percent.	Previous -1.8 3rd Qtr 2005 (% of disposable personal income)	Current -0.4 4th Qtr 2005 (% of disposable personal income)
	Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of January 27, 2006.
CHART: Corporate Profits	Corporate Profits In the third quarter of 2005, profits from current production decreased 4.0 percent at a seasonally adjusted quarterly rate.	Previous +4.6 2nd Qtr 2005 (% change)	Current -4.0 3rd Qtr 2005 (% change)
	Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of December 21, 2005.
CHART: Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade	Quarterly Financial Report - Retail Trade After-tax profits for retail corporations with assets greater than $50 million averaged 2.6 cents per dollar of sales for the third quarter 2007, down 0.9 cent from the average of 3.5 cents for the second quarter 2007.	Previous +0.6 2nd Qtr. 2007 cents	Current -0.9 3rd Qtr. 2007 cents
	Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of January 09, 2008.
CHART: Quarterly Financial Report - Manufacturing, Mining and Trade	Quarterly Financial Report - Manufacturing, Mining and Trade Manufacturing corporations' seasonally adjusted after-tax profits averaged 7.7 cents per dollar of sales for the fourth quarter of 2007, up 2.3 (+/- 0.1) cents from the average of 5.4 cents for the third quarter of 2007.	Previous -2.7 3rd Qtr 2007 cents	Current +2.3 4th Qtr 2007 cents
	Provided by U.S. Census Bureau as of March 31, 2008.
CHART: Personal Consumption Expenditures	Personal Consumption Expenditures In December 2005, real personal consumption expenditures increased 0.9 percent at a seasonally adjusted monthly rate.	Previous +0.9 November 2005 (% change)	Current +0.9 December 2005 (% change)
	Provided by Bureau of Economic Analysis as of January 30, 2006.
CHART: National Expenditures for R&D	National Expenditures for R&D by Performing Sector National Expenditures for R&D Preliminary estimates of R&D expenditures for 2003 indicate a slight increase over 2002.	Previous $275.8 2002 (billions of dollars)	Current $291.9 2003 (preliminary) (billions of dollars)
	Provided by National Science Foundation/SRS as of February 2007.
CHART: Federal R&D Obligations	Federal Obligations for Research and Development and R&D Plant Federal Obligations for R&D Federal obligations for research and development and R&D plant are expected to increase by an estimated 4.8 percent (to $110.2 billion) in fiscal year 2005.	Previous $106.5 2004 (preliminary) (billions of dollars)	Current $110.2 2005 (preliminary) (billions of dollars)
	Provided by National Science Foundation/SRS as of July 2006.

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