Chart 1. Financial profits as a percent of total profits (five-year moving average)
Source: Table B-91. Corporate Profits by Industry, 1959–2007, Economic Report of the President, 2008.
Chart 2. Net private non-residential fixed investment as a percent of GDP (5-year moving average)
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts, Table 5.2.5. Gross and Net Domestic Investment by Major Type, Annual Data 1929-2006; Economic Report of the President, 2008, Table B-1. Gross Domestic Product, 1959-2007.