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| Equipment Services |
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7,061 |
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6,627 |
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6,571 |
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6,649 |
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6,606 |
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| Equipment Services |
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269 |
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197 |
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674 |
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Industrial revenues rose 3%, or $0.9 billion, in 2006 as higher volume ($0.7 billion) was partially offset by lower prices ($0.2 billion) and the effects of the overall strengthening U.S. dollar ($0.1 billion) at the industrial businesses in the segment. Volume increases and price decreases were primarily at Plastics. Consumer & Industrial volume was unchanged as volume from organic growth ($0.9 billion) was offset by the effects of lost volume from GE Supply, which was sold in the third quarter of 2006. Revenues increased at Equipment Services as a result of the second quarter 2006 consolidation of GE SeaCo, an entity previously accounted for using the equity method ($0.2 billion), and organic revenue growth ($0.2 billion). Segment profit rose 5% as productivity ($0.9 billion), primarily at Consumer & Industrial and Plastics, and higher volume ($0.1 billion) were partially offset by higher material and other costs ($0.7 billion), primarily at Consumer & Industrial and Plastics, and lower prices ($0.2 billion). Price increases were realized at Consumer & Industrial to offset commodity inflation, but these increases were more than offset by price declines at Plastics. Segment profit at Equipment Services increased as a result of core growth ($0.1 billion).
Industrial revenues rose 6%, or $1.9 billion, in 2005 on higher prices ($1.5 billion), higher volume ($0.2 billion) and the weaker U.S. dollar ($0.2 billion) at the industrial businesses in the segment. We realized price increases primarily at Plastics and Consumer & Industrial. Volume increases related primarily to the acquisitions of Edwards Systems Technology and InVision Technologies, Inc. by our Security business, but were partially offset by lower volume at Plastics. Revenues at Equipment Services also increased as a result of organic revenue growth ($0.4 billion) and acquisitions ($0.1 billion), partially offset by the effects of the 2004 disposition of IT Solutions ($0.4 billion). Segment profit rose 35%, or $0.6 billion, at the industrial businesses in the segment in 2005 as price increases ($1.5 billion) and higher volume ($0.1 billion) more than offset higher material and other costs ($0.8 billion), primarily from commodities such as benzene and natural gas at Plastics, and lower productivity ($0.2 billion). Segment profit at Equipment Services also increased as a result of improved operating performance, reflecting core growth ($0.1 billion). See Corporate Items and Eliminations for a discussion of items not allocated to this segment.
