Table 7 Return on total assets in per cent

7 Return on total assets in per cent²^, ³
	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006


All non-financial joint-stock companies	7.0	6.4	8.3	7.4	6.7	7.7	11.0	13.7	14.6
Information sector	8.6	6.4	2.2	-1.0	-3.7	¹6.2	7.3	6.9	8.3
ICT-sector	9.0	6.1	1.4	-1.6	-5.2	¹6.0	7.5	6.6	7.6
ICT-Manufacturing industry	11.0	5.2	5.2	3.4	0.1	6.5	7.3	9.9	8.7
ICT-Wholesale¹	7.9	3.9	-7.6	-4.4	2.2	¹-0.9	4.8	2.0	6.4
Telecommunications	10.3	7.3	4.2	0.8	-6.5	7.3	8.0	6.6	7.7
ICT-Consultancy services	4.7	4.9	-7.8	-15.1	-7.5	2.5	5.8	6.0	7.1
Content sector	7.1	7.6	8.2	4.4	5.5	7.5	6.8	8.2	11.4
Publishing industries	8.8	9.9	11.1	8.2	7.4	8.8	7.0	8.4	12.4
Information services	8.2	4.1	1.7	-3.3	-4.3	-0.5	6.5	6.5	7.6
Radio and television	1.6	2.4	3.6	-5.9	3.1	6.2	7.3	6.9	5.7
Motion picture and video activities	-2.3	4.4	4.3	4.4	3.6	6.9	2.1	10.6	7.6

¹	The delimitation of ICT-Wholesale is changed on and after 2003 because of changes in the industrial classification standard, see about statistics.
²	Due to changes in the chart of accounts in connection with the transition to the Accounting Act of 1998, there is a break in the statistics from fiscal year 1999.
³	Operating result before tax + interest expense in per cent of total equity and liabilities at 31 December.