Table 13.2 Factors affecting the decline in the rate of profit

Percentage change in variable
Period of r decline	(1) r	(2) R/Y	(3) Y/TA
1949–1953	–25.85	–34.26	13.02
1955–1957	–21.07	–15.44	–7.99
1959–1960	–10.55	–10.12	–0.48
1965–1969	–31.90	–34.42	0.15
1972–1973	–9.99	–11.25	3.06
1988–1990	–21.42	–20.51	–2.09
1997–2000	–46.49	–37.76	–4.30
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2006, Table 1.14; US Federal Reserve System, 2006, Flow of Funds, Z.1 Statistical Release. Notes r: rate of profit. R/Y: share of profit in income (output). Y/TA: ratio of output (income) to tangible assets.