profits.def

profits qtr year
  
  OBS: quarterly data 1959.1 to 1999.3
 	

	profits = corporate profits after tax, billions
	qtr     = quarter
	year    = year


            
    Variable |       Obs        Mean    Std. Dev.       Min        Max
-------------+--------------------------------------------------------
     profits |       163    179.5503    156.0368       26.2      598.6
         qtr |       163    2.490798    1.118686          1          4
        year |       163    1978.877    11.80017       1959       1999