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  1. Finances of Manufacturing Corportations:1970-1987                                         (in billions of dollars)   Item                            1970    1975    1980    1985    1987 
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  3. Net sales                          790   1,065   1,897   2,331   2,378
  4. Net operating profit                50      77     129     138     159
  5. Net profit:
  6.   Before taxes                      48      80     145     137     173
  7.   After taxes                       29      49      92      88     116
  8. Cash dividends                      15      20      36      46      50
  9. Net income retained in business     14      29      58      42      66
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  11. Source:Through 1981, U.S. Federal Trade Commission; thereafter, U.S.
  12.        Bureau of the Census.
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