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[madjoe5]

I think that the clothes, armor, weapons, ammo, etc that dead enemies drop should be considered part of your fortress wealth and not have the brackets,"()", around them. I suggest this because that in the act of killed said enemy, you did the job (in this case your military/trap killing him) that was required to get the goods (loot in this case). Its no different that killing stray cattle and having their bones/hide/meat count as your own workings. Even if the item are unusable, they still are YOURS and they were not traded for.

Its like an equation:
Work+ Materials (or goods)= Item w/ no brackets
Item+ Trade Partner= Item of near equal value and brackets
and
Work (this case fighting)+ Materials (unit's inventory)= Item w/ brackets?
In real life, most, if not all, civilizations considered loot as a trade good (sorta). Most notably, the Vikings (amoung other barbarians as well) considered their spoils and those of others to be equally theirs as any crop they could grow or crafts they made.

I just think that the tons of clothes and armor left behind by hostile units should be considered your goods (even though they weren't crafted their) because they were taken by force rather than trade.

[Warlord255]

Keep in mind that different cultural trends apply; Dwarves may hold items created by the fortress to be more important than those they acquire through warfare, opposite of other races such as Humans or Goblins.

That said, for fort mode it does help to have a visual differentiation so you can tell which of your items are imported.

[LordNagash]

They do count as part of your wealth, as far as I remember. Just not part of your /created/ wealth.