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	2007	2008


Operating income	3 760 963	3 956 794
Revenue	3 500 677	3 655 854
Other operating income	260 287	300 940
Operating expenses	3 245 410	3 354 891
Raw materials and consumables used	1 888 044	1 931 093
Payroll expense	559 290	573 226
Depreciation and write-down of tangible and intangible fixed assets	157 102	185 753
Other operating expenses	640 974	664 819
Operating profit	515 554	601 904

Income from subsidiaries, other group entities and from associates	181 108	141 449
Interest income	75 789	95 474
Other financial income	310 516	282 422
Interest expense	117 980	155 658
Write-down of financial current and fixed assets	28 861	113 724
Other financial expence	103 658	293 262
Financial items, net	316 915	-43 300

Operating result before tax	832 469	558 603
Extraordinary items	5 596	-967
Tax	292 507	330 407
Net profit	545 558	227 229

Transferred to equity	281 573	-1 097
Contribution to group companies	53 110	95 654
Proposed dividends	210 874	132 672

Number of enterprises	186 366	170 988