Table 7 Selected accounting figures for joint-stock companies in Mainland Norway. Income statement. 1999-2003. NOK million

7	Selected accounting figures for joint-stock companies in Mainland Norway. Income statement. 1999-2003. NOK million

Selected items	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003¹


Operating income	1 675 454	1 797 417	1 847 950	1 882 604	1 910 684
Revenue	1 538 200	1 650 688	1 702 820	1 728 465	1 739 179
Other operating income	137 254	146 729	145 130	154 139	171 505
Operating expenses	1 584 968	1 710 111	1 775 161	1 809 360	1 807 141
Raw materials and consumables used	911 967	980 882	999 246	991 481	997 705
Payroll expense	304 700	323 443	341 179	363 121	369 879
Depreciation and write-down of tangible and intangible fixed assets	57 805	61 942	67 937	78 192	72 797
Other operating expenses	310 496	343 844	366 800	376 566	366 761
Operating profit	90 487	87 306	72 788	73 244	103 543

Income from subsidiaries, other group entities and from associates	16 652	31 725	55 919	34 715	39 927
Interest income	21 932	29 532	34 889	40 861	29 872
Other financial income	43 439	55 263	64 471	58 933	58 723
Interest expense	40 545	51 329	60 354	66 783	53 749
Write-down of financial current and fixed assets	5 997	7 506	31 179	28 653	14 877
Other financial expence	24 414	37 260	65 373	58 625	45 435
Financial items, net	11 068	20 425	-1 626	-19 553	14 461

Operating result before tax	101 555	107 731	71 162	53 691	118 004
Extraordinary income	14 486	22 370	7 452	4 120	5 141
Extraordinary expence	6 132	3 606	4 702	2 553	2 422
Tax	29 328	36 643	26 700	26 036	32 544
Net profit	80 581	89 853	47 212	29 222	88 179

Transferred to equity	18 312	22 292	-38 400	-72 553	-32 415
Contribution to group companies	10 688	22 025	20 694	24 191	28 181
Proposed dividends	51 582	45 536	64 918	77 584	92 413

Number of enterprises	127 690	132 513	133 289	135 523	131 758

¹	Preliminary figures.