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TABLE C-76.—Relation of profits after taxes to stockholders' equity and to sales, all manufacturingcorporations, by industry group, 1950-73—ContinuedYear orquarter1950195119521953195419551956 __1957..195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972 . ..1972:1IIIII....IV.....1973: 1IIIII1950 .1951195219531954 _19551956 .. .19571958195919601961196219631964196519661967196819691970197119721972:1II....III..-.IV....1973:1IL—III...Totalnondurable'214.111.29.79.99.611.411.810.69.210.49.89.69.910.411.512.212.711.811.911.510.310.310.59.810.210.511.410.812.712.76.54 54.14.34.45.15.34.94.44.94.84.74.74.95.45.55.65.35.25.04.54.54.44.24.34.44.64.34.94.8Nondurable goods industriesFoodandkindredproductsTobaccomanufacturesTextilemillproductsApparelandrelatedproductsPaperandalliedproductsPrintingandpublishingiChemicalsandalliedproductsPetroleumrefiningRubberandmiscellaneousplasticproductsRatio of profits after Federal income taxes (annual rate) to stockholders' equity—percent 312.38.17.68.18.18.99.38.78.79.38.78.98.89.010.010.711.210.810.810.910.811.011.110.011.611.211.410.812.313.33.42 01.92.02.12.32.42.22.22.42.32.32.32.42.72.72.72.62.62.62.52.62.52.42.72.52.52.42.62.711.59.58.49.410.211.411.712.513.513.413.413.613.113.413.413.514.114.414.414.515.715.815.415.115.915.315.413.615.415.612.78.24.24.61.85.75.84.23.57.55.85.06.26.18.510.910.17.68.87.95.16.77.56.47.37.39.08.411.18.610.12.94.45.14.56.18.16.34.98.67.77.29.37.711.712.713.312.013.011.99.311.212.-010.99.312.415.18.014.66.316.213.910.510.19.911.511.68.98.19.58.57.98.18.19.39.410.69.19.710.17.04.89.06.510.58.610.510.814.613.111.510.39.19.49.210.213.011.79.011.410.68.510.39.212.614.215.613.012.512.611.210.712.17.612.612.615.310.412.213.717.812.210.910.711.614.714.213.311.413.712.211.812.412.914.415.215.113.113.312.811.411.812.912.712.912.912.814.415.514.8Profits after Federal income taxes per dollar of sales—cents4.93 83.23.74.24 85.05.25.45.45.55.75.75.95.95.95.95.95.55.25.86.16.05.96.26.05.85.66.06.05.83 41.92.21.02 62.61.91.63.02.52.12.42.33.13.83.62.93.12.91.92.42.62.32.52.62.82.83.42.82.8.61.01.21.11.31.61.31.01.51.41.31.61.42.12.32.42.32.42.31.92.42.42.32.02.32.71.62.81.215.213 313.412.713 413.912.510.09.810.110.310.111.311.411.812.412.512.311.711.010.38.78.87.48.79.89.210.712.316.914.811 111.310.613 212.211.19.111.09.19.39.69.210.611.712.210.312.310.37.19.610.810.212.110.010.910.014.19.6Leatherandleatherproductsi Includes newspapers beginning 1969.* Includes certain industries not shown separately.3 Annual ratios based on average equity for the year (using four end-of-quarter figures). Quarterly ratios based on equityat end of quarter only.Note.—For explanatory notes concerning compilation of the series, see "Quarterly Financial Report for ManufacturingCorporations," Federal Trade Commission. See also Note, Table C-75.Source: Federal Trade Commission.3388.86.65.75.45.66.16.15.04.75.25.04.74.64.55.14.95.44.74.74.83.42.34.03.04.63.84.64.75.95.64.53.73.33.43.43.64.23.73.14.03.62.83.43.24.34.85.14.44.14.74.24.14.73.04.84.95.74.14.55.210.36.56.16.16.88.38.07.67.07.97.57.37.47.57.97.97.86.96.86.55.96.16.46.46.36.56.36.97.06.911.110.110.410.611.111.610.69.59.59.910.39.710.810.911.111.211.010.710.19.38.36.76.85.86.87.26.77.58.05.84.53.63.84.04.44.44.23.54.03.63.83.73.64.14.34.43.94.53.82.73.64.04.04.33.73.93.64.63.210.92.15.86.05.98.57.27.05.78.56.34.46.96.910.511.612.911.913.09.39.48.29.110.26.310.69.29.17.410.63.7.61.81.81.92.52.12.01.72.21.61.11.81.82.62.83.03.03.32.62.52.22.42.81.72.82.22.42.02.8