2004 2005 2006
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT ITEMS (in millions of US$)      
Sales and operating revenues 24,948 20,320 23,641
Cost of sales and operating expenses 20,270 16,135 17,990
Depreciation and amortization 1,337 1,080 1,043
Selling, administrative and general expenses 1,615 1,402 1,475
Research and development expenses 239 227 220
Interest 346 350 284
Goodwill impairment 154 122 -
Restructuring charges and Other expenses 408 681 256
Income taxes 375 257 665
Equity income 54 88 85
Minority interests (15) 1 (7)
Income from continuing operations 243 155 1,786
Income (Loss) from discontinued operations 15 (26) 4
Income before cumulative effect of accounting change 258 129 1,790
Cumulative effect of accounting change, net of income tax - - (4)
Net income 258 129 1,786
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET ITEMS (in millions of US$)      
Operating working capital* 2,380 1,380 1,861
Total assets 33,341 26,638 28,939
Total debt* 9,400 6,415 5,979
Deferred income taxes – net* 482 184 56
Minority interests* 236 67 71
Preference shares 160 160 160
Common Shareholders’ equity 10,566 9,484 10,934
PER COMMON SHARE (in US$)      
Net income basic     0.69     0.33 4.75
Dividends paid   0.60     0.60 0.70
Common Shareholders' equity 28.56   25.50 29.81
Market price – NYSE close 49.04   40.95 48.74
OPERATING DATA (in thousands of tonnes except for LME price)      
Consolidated aluminum shipments      
Ingot products (includes primary and secondary ingot, trading and scrap) 2,012 3,070 3,018
Entities transferred to Novelis 2,815 - -
Aluminum used in engineered products and packaging 1,469 1,269 1,315
Total fabricated products 4,284 1,269 1,315
Total aluminum volume 6,296 4,339 4,333
Consolidated primary aluminum production 3,382 3,420 3,406
Consolidated aluminum purchases 2,172 843 967
Consolidated aluminum inventories (end of year) 831 341 229
Primary aluminum capacity      
Total consolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures 3,435 3,483 3,468
Average three-month LME price (US$ per tonne) 1,721 1,900 2,594
OTHER STATISTICS (in millions of US$, unless otherwise stated)      
Cash from operating activities from continuing operations 1,739 1,535 3,040
Cash used for capital expenditures 1,269 1,742 2,081
Cash used for business acquisitions 466 112 201
Business group profit (BGP)** 3,611 2,873 4,380
Payroll/benefits*** 3,314 4,232 4,404
Average capital employed**** 20,600 17,000 17,000
Debt as a percentage of invested capital (%) 46 40 35
Average number of employees (in thousands) 82 63 65
Common Shareholders – registered (in thousands at end of year) 18 17 17
Common Shares outstanding 370 372 367
Return on average Common Shareholders' equity (%) 2 1 17

Excludes assets and liabilities of operations held for sale.
**  For a definition of "Business Group Profit (BGP)", please refer to the Glossary section of this Report. Further information on Business Groups is disclosed in note 33 – Information by Operating Segments in the Company's 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
***  Payroll/Benefits includes all costs for active employees on an accrual basis for gross wages and salaries, variable compensation, bonuses and all fringe benefits such as pension, life insurance, unemployment insurance, medical and dental plans.
**** 

Capital employed is the sum of total debt and borrowings, net deferred income taxes, minority interests, preference shares, common shareholders’ equity and net assets held for sale.

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