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Audited Financial Statements Statement of Earnings

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  General Electric Company
and consolidated affiliates
For the years ended December 31
(In millions; per-share amounts in dollars)
2004
(Restated)
  2003
(Restated)
  2002
(Restated)
 
REVENUES                  
Sales of goods $ 55,005   $ 49,963   $ 55,096  
Sales of services   29,700     22,391     21,138  
Other income (note 2)   1,064     602     1,013  
Earnings of GECS before accounting changes            
GECS revenues from services (note 3)   67,097     61,685     54,979  
Total revenues   152,866     134,641     132,226  

COSTS AND EXPENSES (note 4)
                 
Cost of goods sold   42,645     37,189     38,833  
Cost of services sold   19,114     14,017     14,023  
Interest and other financial charges   12,036     10,892     10,151  
Insurance losses and policyholder and annuity benefits   15,627     16,369     17,608  
Provision for losses on financing receivables (note 13)   3,888     3,752     3,084  
Other costs and expenses   38,148     31,821     29,229  
Minority interest in net earnings of consolidated affiliates   928     310     326  
Total costs and expenses   132,386     114,350     113,254  

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
AND ACCOUNTING CHANGES
  20,480     20,291     18,972  
Provision for income taxes (note 7)   (3,661 )   (4,468 )   (3,790 )
EARNINGS BEFORE ACCOUNTING CHANGES   16,819     15,823     15,182  
Cumulative effect of accounting changes (note 1)       (587 )   (1,015 )
NET EARNINGS $ 16,819   $ 15,236   $ 14,167  
Per-share amounts (note 8)                  
Per-share amounts before accounting changes                  
Diluted earnings per share $ 1.61   $ 1.57   $ 1.51  
Basic earnings per share   1.62     1.58     1.52  
Per-share amounts after accounting changes                  
Diluted earnings per share   1.61     1.51     1.41  
Basic earnings per share   1.62     1.52     1.42  
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER SHARE $ 0.82   $ 0.77   $ 0.73  
The notes to consolidated financial statements on pages 64-125 are an integral part of these statements.

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