Table 1 Selected accounting figures for joint-stock companies. Income statement. 1999-2002. Million NOK

1	Selected accounting figures for joint-stock companies. Income statement. 1999-2002. Million NOK

Selected accounting figures	1999	2000	2001	2002¹


Operating income	1 937 387	2 225 078	2 318 396	2 310 189
Revenue	1 754 804	2 006 573	2 101 352	2 109 290
Other operating income	182 582	218 504	217 044	200 899
Operating expenses	1 800 366	2 001 800	2 111 492	2 121 751
Raw materials and consumables used	969 800	1 104 618	1 138 197	1 128 614
Payroll expense	327 762	358 115	376 629	390 352
Depreciation and write-down of tangible and intangible fixed assets	88 566	100 691	105 644	131 586
Other operating expenses	414 237	438 377	491 022	471 199
Operating profit	137 020	223 278	206 904	188 438

Income from subsidiaries, other group entities and from associates	18 606	33 788	60 453	26 960
Interest income	28 441	37 775	45 074	39 230
Other financial income	57 415	65 928	74 161	112 404
Interest expense	51 333	66 445	75 155	68 378
Write-down of financial current and fixed assets	11 320	8 161	32 464	38 616
Other financial expense	36 454	57 746	77 761	77 398
Financial items, net	5 356	5 139	-5 693	-5 798

Operating result before tax	142 376	228 416	201 211	182 640
Extraordinary income	14 923	22 774	8 792	4 290
Extraordinary expense	6 326	3 937	4 926	3 200
Tax	55 334	125 234	115 112	117 968
Net profit	95 639	122 020	89 965	65 762

Transferred to equity	22 804	30 594	-23 336	-63 728
Contribution to group companies	11 569	20 689	22 597	28 769
Proposed dividends	61 266	70 737	90 704	100 720

Number of enterprises	129 733	134 564	135 271	130 969

¹	Preliminary figures.