Table 2 Selected accounting figures for joint-stock companies. Income statement. 1999-2003. NOK million

2	Selected accounting figures for joint-stock companies. Income statement. 1999-2003. NOK million

Selected accounting figures	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003¹


Operating income	1 937 387	2 225 078	2 318 396	2 354 000	2 178 035
Revenue	1 754 804	2 006 573	2 101 352	2 148 670	1 981 337
Other operating income	182 582	218 504	217 044	205 330	196 697
Operating expenses	1 800 366	2 001 800	2 111 492	2 169 372	1 945 766
Raw materials and consumables used	969 800	1 104 618	1 138 197	1 147 575	1 060 615
Payroll expense	327 762	358 115	376 629	399 051	359 675
Depreciation and write-down of tangible and intangible fixed assets	88 566	100 691	116 757	135 515	112 672
Other operating expenses	414 237	438 377	479 909	487 231	412 804
Operating profit	137 020	223 278	206 904	184 627	232 268

Income from subsidiaries, other group entities and from associates	18 606	33 788	60 453	35 768	36 372
Interest income	28 441	37 775	45 074	46 523	30 520
Other financial income	57 415	65 928	74 161	107 152	65 876
Interest expense	51 333	66 445	75 155	79 344	55 539
Write-down of financial current and fixed assets	11 320	8 161	32 464	39 713	16 871
Other financial expence	36 454	57 746	77 761	74 975	51 208
Financial items, net	5 356	5 139	-5 693	-4 589	9 151

Operating result before tax	142 376	228 416	201 211	180 038	241 419
Extraordinary income	14 923	22 774	8 792	4 527	4 717
Extraordinary expence	6 326	3 937	4 926	3 382	2 643
Tax	55 334	125 234	115 112	118 938	113 746
Net profit	95 639	122 020	89 965	62 246	129 747

Transferred to equity	22 804	30 594	-23 336	-68 661	-9 158
Contribution to group companies	11 569	20 689	22 597	29 632	27 238
Proposed dividends	61 266	70 737	90 704	101 275	111 667

Number of enterprises	129 733	134 564	135 271	137 488	109 165

¹	Preliminary figures.