the data that Fred Moseley and I are discussing is from the BEA and is available at: http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/ARTICLES/2001/09september/0901ror.pdf or http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/ARTICLES/2001/09september/ror.xls.
These data are not disaggregated by industry. Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine > -----Original Message----- > From: Les Schaffer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 4:19 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PEN-L:21995] the profit rate & recession > > > Fred wrote: > > > Rather, the rate of profit fluctuated up and then down in the 1980s, > > so that the rate of profit in 1992 (7.0%) was only slightly higher > > than it was in 1980 (6.2%). Similar fluctuations (with somewhat > > larger amplitudes) > > where can i find data for the ROP? is it possible to find the > distribution of this value amongst different industries? > > thanks > > les schaffer >
