Table 1 Selected accounting figures for limited companies. Income statement. NOK million

1 Selected accounting figures for limited companies. Income statement. NOK million
Selected accounting figures	2006¹	2007


Operating income	3 482 381	3 621 069
Revenue	3 267 099	3 376 245
Other operating income	215 282	244 823
Operating expenses	2 949 137	3 103 974
Raw materials and consumables used	1 744 611	1 821 754
Payroll expense	519 474	524 282
Depreciation and write-down of tangible and intangible fixed assets	136 076	151 939
Other operating expenses	548 976	606 000
Operating profit	533 244	517 094

Income from subsidiaries, other group entities and from associates	168 686	174 125
Interest income	52 641	73 485
Other financial income	216 271	290 056
Interest expense	85 711	112 161
Write-down of financial current and fixed assets	20 364	27 447
Other financial expense	²53 570	92 637
Financial items, net	277 954	305 423

Operating result before tax	811 198	822 517
Extraordinary items	1 509	5 210
Tax	294 256	291 526
Net profit	518 451	536 202

Transferred to equity	299 333	276 870
Contribution to group companies	52 119	51 779
Proposed dividends	166 999	207 552

Number of enterprises	179 761	172 619

¹	Figures are adjusted.
²	The figure was corrected 14 October 2008 at 1100.