Table 7 Selected accounting figures for joint-stock companies in Mainland Norway. Income statement. 1999-2002. Million NOK

7	Selected accounting figures for joint-stock companies in Mainland Norway. Income statement. 1999-2002. Million NOK

Selected accounting figures	1999	2000	2001	2002¹


Operating income	1 675 454	1 797 417	1 847 950	1 841 546
Revenue	1 538 200	1 650 688	1 702 820	1 689 529
Other operating income	137 254	146 729	145 130	152 017
Operating expenses	1 584 968	1 710 111	1 775 161	1 764 648
Raw materials and consumables used	911 967	980 882	999 246	973 605
Payroll expense	304 700	323 443	341 179	355 370
Depreciation and write-down of tangible and intangible fixed assets	57 805	61 942	67 937	74 522
Other operating expenses	310 496	343 844	366 800	361 151
Operating profit	90 487	87 306	72 788	76 898

Income from subsidiaries, other group entities and from associates	16 652	31 725	55 919	27 164
Interest income	21 932	29 532	34 889	34 367
Other financial income	43 439	55 263	64 471	64 541
Interest expense	40 545	51 329	60 354	56 943
Write-down of financial current and fixed assets	5 997	7 506	31 179	27 565
Other financial expense	24 414	37 260	65 373	61 381
Financial items, net	11 068	20 425	-1 626	-19 817

Operating result before tax	101 555	107 731	71 162	57 082
Extraordinary income	14 486	22 370	7 452	3 883
Extraordinary expense	6 132	3 606	4 702	2 370
Tax	29 328	36 643	26 700	24 937
Net profit	80 581	89 853	47 212	33 657

Transferred to equity	18 312	22 292	-38 400	-67 183
Contribution to group companies	10 688	22 025	20 694	23 745
Proposed dividends	51 582	45 536	64 918	77 095

Number of enterprises	127 690	132 513	133 289	129 049

¹	Preliminary figures.