Show it Y Higher Profit Rates The Federal Trade Commission reported that IT 17 of 25 5 major US U.S. manufacturing industries had higher high er profit rates in 1949 than In the use prewar year of 1940 Most striking increases in the rate of return were motor vehicles from 17 to 29 98 8 per cent biscuits and crackers cracker from 67 57 7 to lIU percent percent per cent an ante and bread 78 18 to 15 3 per cent ernt Percentage percenta rates rat were based on stockholders stockholder investment after taxes a |