It foresaw little change this year, with operating profits of $13.9bn, but forecast a big jump to profits of $19.9bn in 2008, supported by strengthening economic growth in the US and worldwide.
It foresaw little change this year, with operating profits of $13.9bn, but forecast a big jump to profits of $19.9bn in 2008, supported by strengthening economic growth in the US and worldwide.
该协会预计，今年这一数字将不会出现大的变化，可能为139亿美元，但它预测，受美国和全球其它国家经济增长持续走强的支撑，2008年该项利润将大幅增长至199亿美元。