Economics

Business profit share and investment rate higher in the EU than in the USA

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In 2007, non-financial corporations were more profitable in the euro area and EU than in the United States. The highest shares of operating profit were found in Norway, Ireland and Slovakia. The lowest were recorded in the United States, France and Sweden. The share of operating profit in value added generally tended to increase over the 2000-2007 period compared with the share of labour costs. This was the case in the US, the euro area and the EU, notably in Poland, Slovenia, Germany and Slovakia. However, this share fell sizeably in Denmark, the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) and Italy. Non-financial corporations invested more in proportion to their value added in the euro area and in the EU than in
the United States. Highest investment rates were recorded in Latvia, Slovakia and Spain whereas the lowest were found in the Netherlands, the US and the United Kingdom. Investment rates fluctuated over 2000-2007 with a net increase in Spain while a net fall was recorded in Germany, the US and the United Kingdom.

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