Table 7 Return on total assets in per cent

7	Return on total assets in per cent³^, ⁴

	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004¹


All non-financial joint-stock companies	7.0	6.4	8.3	7.4	6.7	7.7	11.1
Information sector	8.6	6.4	2.2	-1.0	-3.7	²6.2	7.6
ICT-sector	9.0	6.1	1.4	-1.6	-5.2	²6.0	7.8
ICT-Manufacturing industry	11.0	5.2	5.2	3.4	0.1	6.5	7.7
ICT-Wholesale²	7.9	3.9	-7.6	-4.4	2.2	²-0.9	5.0
Telecommunications	10.3	7.3	4.2	0.8	-6.5	7.3	8.3
ICT-Consultancy services	4.7	4.9	-7.8	-15.1	-7.5	2.5	6.8
Content sector	7.1	7.6	8.2	4.4	5.5	7.5	6.8
Publishing industries	8.8	9.9	11.1	8.2	7.4	8.8	6.8
Information services	8.2	4.1	1.7	-3.3	-4.3	-0.5	7.2
Radio and television	1.6	2.4	3.6	-5.9	3.1	6.2	7.3
Motion picture and video activities	-2.3	4.4	4.3	4.4	3.6	6.9	2.3

¹	Preliminary figures.
²	The delimitation of ICT-Wholesale is changed on and after 2003 because of changes in the industrial classification standard, see About the statistics.
³	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.
⁴	Operating result before tax + interest expense in per cent of total equity and liabilities at 31 December.