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Summary Table of Selected Ratios - Debt to Equity (ratio) and Profit Margin (%)

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Debt to Equity (ratio)
Total, all industries (excluding the industries, management of companies and enterprises and other funds and financial vehicles) 0.935 0.923 0.930 0.899 0.889
Total, non-financial industries (excluding management of companies and enterprises) 1.005 0.997 0.997 0.962 0.948
Total, finance and insurance industries (excluding other funds and financial vehicles) 0.718 0.693 0.721 0.695 0.700
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1.862 1.861 1.859 1.784 1.779
Oil and gas extraction and coal mining 1.016 1.010 0.977 0.905 0.890
Mining (except oil, gas and coal) 0.547 0.515 0.537 0.523 0.530
Utilities 0.926 0.935 0.988 0.970 0.958
Construction 2.120 1.997 2.127 1.995 1.882
Manufacturing 0.608 0.597 0.584 0.563 0.553
Wholesale trade 1.050 0.972 0.972 0.933 0.911
Retail trade 1.119 1.106 1.122 1.138 1.057
Transportation and warehousing 1.449 1.438 1.471 1.467 1.421
Information and cultural industries 1.344 1.361 1.341 1.142 1.129
Non-depository credit intermediation 6.313 6.266 5.854 5.576 5.631
Insurance carriers 0.192 0.192 0.204 0.201 0.173
Other financial intermediaries 0.598 0.585 0.600 0.571 0.568
Depository credit intermediation 0.386 0.334 0.424 0.373 0.414
Real estate and rental and leasing 2.059 2.140 2.233 2.112 2.096
Professional, scientific and technical services 0.659 0.677 0.688 0.696 0.708
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 1.974 2.103 2.183 2.315 2.284
Educational services 1.072 1.126 1.073 1.154 1.196
Health care and social assistance 1.436 1.447 1.264 1.289 1.290
Arts, entertainment and recreation 2.770 2.639 2.462 2.589 2.613
Accommodation and food services 1.534 1.513 1.606 1.601 1.630
Other services (except public administration) 2.125 1.969 2.086 2.046 1.956
         
Management of companies and enterprises 0.393 0.399 0.388 0.373 0.373
Other funds and financial vehicles 0.284 0.305 0.327 0.332 0.333
Profit Margin (%)
Total, all industries (excluding the industries, management of companies and enterprises and other funds and financial vehicles) 6.5 6.6 7.3 6.8 7.0
Total, non-financial industries (excluding management of companies and enterprises) 5.6 5.6 6.3 5.6 5.8
Total, finance and insurance industries (excluding other funds and financial vehicles) 15.1 16.2 17.6 18.9 19.0
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 6.2 5.6 6.4 5.9 5.7
Oil and gas extraction and coal mining 13.2 17.1 24.1 17.6 17.6
Mining (except oil, gas and coal) 3.8 2.9 3.0 2.2 4.6
Utilities 5.2 5.3 6.4 6.5 6.0
Construction 2.0 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.2
Manufacturing 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.3 5.5
Wholesale trade 3.2 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.8
Retail trade 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.7 3.1
Transportation and warehousing 7.8 6.3 6.1 5.0 5.3
Information and cultural industries 11.4 9.6 11.1 11.4 11.4
Non-depository credit intermediation 36.9 38.1 38.0 37.3 36.8
Insurance carriers 6.2 6.8 8.3 10.2 9.9
Other financial intermediaries 24.4 23.7 23.4 24.1 23.3
Depository credit intermediation 13.9 16.4 19.7 21.0 21.9
Real estate and rental and leasing 21.9 23.5 23.5 24.3 24.6
Professional, scientific and technical services 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.1 3.2
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 4.2 3.4 3.8 3.5 4.1
Educational services -2.4 -2.6 -2.9 -3.0 -2.6
Health care and social assistance 11.9 12.4 11.5 13.0 13.2
Arts, entertainment and recreation 3.3 4.9 6.1 4.9 6.2
Accommodation and food services 4.4 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.4
Other services (except public administration) 3.4 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.0
         
Management of companies and enterprises 47.8 61.7 47.8 43.3 44.3
Other funds and financial vehicles 226.1 -67.4 -151.5 46.5 56.0
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