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Audited Financial Statements Statement of Earnings

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  GECS
For the years ended December 31
(In millions; per-share amounts in dollars)
2004
(Restated)
  2003
(Restated)
  2002
(Restated)
 
REVENUES                  
Sales of goods $ 2,840   $ 2,228   $ 3,296  
Sales of services            
Other income (note 2)            
Earnings of GECS before accounting changes            
GECS revenues from services (note 3)   68,439     62,505     55,419  
Total revenues   71,279     64,733     58,715  

COSTS AND EXPENSES (note 4)
                 
Cost of goods sold   2,741     2,119     3,039  
Cost of services sold            
Interest and other financial charges   11,501     10,329     9,870  
Insurance losses and policyholder and annuity benefits   15,844     16,369     17,608  
Provision for losses on financing receivables (note 13)   3,888     3,752     3,084  
Other costs and expenses   26,840     22,436     20,343  
Minority interest in net earnings of consolidated affiliates   390     129     143  
Total costs and expenses   61,204     55,134     54,087  

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES
AND ACCOUNTING CHANGES
  10,075     9,599     4,628  
Provision for income taxes (note 7)   (1,688 )   (1,611 )   47  
EARNINGS BEFORE ACCOUNTING CHANGES   8,387     7,988     4,675  
Cumulative effect of accounting changes (note 1)       (339 )   (1,015 )
NET EARNINGS $ 8,387   $ 7,649   $ 3,660  
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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