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Audited Financial Statements Statement of Earnings

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  GE
For the years ended December 31
(In millions; per-share amounts in dollars)
2004
(Restated)
  2003
(Restated)
  2002
(Restated)
 
REVENUES                  
Sales of goods $ 52,260   $ 47,767   $ 51,957  
Sales of services   29,954     22,675     21,360  
Other income (note 2)   1,076     645     1,106  
Earnings of GECS before accounting changes   8,387     7,988     4,675  
GECS revenues from services (note 3)            
Total revenues   91,677     79,075     79,098  

COSTS AND EXPENSES (note 4)
                 
Cost of goods sold   39,999     35,102     35,951  
Cost of services sold   19,368     14,301     14,245  
Interest and other financial charges   979     941     569  
Insurance losses and policyholder and annuity benefits            
Provision for losses on financing receivables (note 13)            
Other costs and expenses   12,001     9,870     9,131  
Minority interest in net earnings of consolidated affiliates   538     181     183  
Total costs and expenses   72,885     60,395     60,079  

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
AND ACCOUNTING CHANGES
  18,792     18,680     19,019  
Provision for income taxes (note 7)   (1,973 )   (2,857 )   (3,837 )
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  
In the consolidating data on this page, “GE” means the basis of consolidation as described in note 1 to the consolidated financial statements; “GECS” means General Electric Capital Services, Inc. and all of its affiliates and associated companies. Transactions between GE and GECS have been eliminated from the “General Electric Company and consolidated affiliates” columns on page 57.
The notes to consolidated financial statements on pages 64-125 are an integral part of these statements.

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