Accounts for joint stock companies

6   Operating margin in per cent2
Year All non-financial joint-stock companies Whole ICT-sector ICT-Manufacturing industry ICT-Wholesale ICT-Telecommunications ICT-Consultancy services
1995 7.4 3.6 5.7 2.8 3.5 4.4
1996 8.6 3.4 6.2 1.8 4.7 3.1
1997 10.2 4.0 5.0 2.4 6.1 3.4
1998 6.0 5.7 9.8 2.9 9.9 2.2
1999 7.3 6.1 5.5 1.3 14.2 3.4
2000 10.2 1.8 4.5 -5.5 16.1 -10.4
20011 8.8 -4.3 2.0 -3.2 3.3 -18.1
1  Preliminary figures.
2  Operating result before tax in per cent of operating income.

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