Consolidated income statement
for the year ended 31 December 2006
| Note | 2006 £m |
2005 £m |
2004 £m |
|
| Interest receivable | 24,688 | 21,331 | 16,632 | |
| Interest payable | (14,092) | (11,413) | (7,561) | |
| Net interest income | 10,596 | 9,918 | 9,071 | |
| Fees and commissions receivable | 7,116 | 6,750 | 6,473 | |
| Fees and commissions payable | (1,922) | (1,841) | (1,926) | |
| Income from trading activities | 1 | 2,675 | 2,343 | 1,988 |
| Other operating income (excluding insurance premium income) | 3,564 | 2,953 | 2,138 | |
| Insurance premium income | 6,243 | 6,076 | 6,146 | |
| Reinsurers’ share | (270) | (297) | (499) | |
| Non-interest income | 17,406 | 15,984 | 14,320 | |
| Total income | 28,002 | 25,902 | 23,391 | |
| Staff costs | 6,723 | 5,992 | 5,188 | |
| Premises and equipment | 1,421 | 1,313 | 1,177 | |
| Other administrative expenses | 2,658 | 2,816 | 2,323 | |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 1,678 | 1,825 | 1,674 | |
| Operating expenses | 2 | 12,480 | 11,946 | 10,362 |
| Profit before other operating charges and impairment losses | 15,522 | 13,956 | 13,029 | |
| Insurance claims | 4,550 | 4,413 | 4,565 | |
| Reinsurers’ share | (92) | (100) | (305) | |
| Impairment losses | 16 | 1,878 | 1,707 | 1,485 |
| Operating profit before tax | 9,186 | 7,936 | 7,284 | |
| Tax | 5 | 2,689 | 2,378 | 1,995 |
| Profit for the year | 6,497 | 5,558 | 5,289 | |
| Profit attributable to: | ||||
| Minority interests | 104 | 57 | 177 | |
| Preference shareholders | 6 | 191 | 109 | 256 |
| Ordinary shareholders | 6,202 | 5,392 | 4,856 | |
| 6,497 | 5,558 | 5,289 | ||
| Per 25p ordinary share: | ||||
| Basic earnings | 9 | 194.7p | 169.4p | 157.4p |
| Diluted earnings | 9 | 193.2p | 168.3p | 155.9p |
| Dividends | 7 | 77.3p | 60.6p | 52.5p |
