WEB7 hours ago · Article Date: September 2024. Word Count: 1125. Industry Sales Inched Higher in Q2 and Income Grew 5%. Aggregate revenues at the 51 public companies we track were $55,011.2 million in the second quarter, up from $54,917.7 million a year ago, and profits grew 5% to $3,261.6 million from $3,119.8 million overall.