Company Operating Profit for the October to December quarter
Inventory data on a separate post
Yes, up 20.1% q/q, not a typo
- Up 26.2% y/y
- Mining company profits are up (big time) with surging commodity prices ... volumes are not up anywhere near as much
- ps. Excluding mining profits up 8.7%, which is not to be sneezed at
- 'Trend' data +9.3% q/q, +20.0% y/y
As part of this data release is 'Wages and salaries' for Q4
- Down 0.5% q/q
- Up 1% y/y