Table 1 Selected accounting figures for joint-stock companies. Income statement. 1999-2003. NOK million

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

Selected items	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003¹


Operating income	1 937 387	2 225 078	2 318 396	2 354 000	2 408 968
Revenue	1 754 804	2 006 573	2 101 352	2 148 670	2 182 507
Other operating income	182 582	218 504	217 044	205 330	226 461
Operating expenses	1 800 366	2 001 800	2 111 492	2 169 372	2 169 534
Raw materials and consumables used	969 800	1 104 618	1 138 197	1 147 575	1 163 343
Payroll expense	327 762	358 115	376 629	399 051	405 846
Depreciation and write-down of tangible and intangible fixed assets	88 566	100 691	116 757	135 515	127 382
Other operating expenses	414 237	438 377	479 909	487 231	472 964
Operating profit	137 020	223 278	206 904	184 627	239 435

Income from subsidiaries, other group entities and from associates	18 606	33 788	60 453	35 768	38 630
Interest income	28 441	37 775	45 074	46 523	33 892
Other financial income	57 415	65 928	74 161	107 152	75 576
Interest expense	51 333	66 445	75 155	79 344	63 108
Write-down of financial current and fixed assets	11 320	8 161	32 464	39 713	21 480
Other financial expence	36 454	57 746	77 761	74 975	61 392
Financial items, net	5 356	5 139	-5 693	-4 589	2 119

Operating result before tax	142 376	228 416	201 211	180 038	241 553
Extraordinary income	14 923	22 774	8 792	4 527	5 155
Extraordinary expence	6 326	3 937	4 926	3 382	2 931
Tax	55 334	125 234	115 112	118 938	119 403
Net profit	95 639	122 020	89 965	62 246	124 374

Transferred to equity	22 804	30 594	-23 336	-68 661	-26 221
Contribution to group companies	11 569	20 689	22 597	29 632	30 031
Proposed dividends	61 266	70 737	90 704	101 275	120 563

Number of enterprises	129 733	134 564	135 271	137 488	133 583

¹	Preliminary figures.