Divisional performance

The profit before amortisation of purchased intangible assets, integration costs and net gain on sale of strategic investments and subsidiaries and after allocation of Manufacturing costs where appropriate, of each division is detailed below, and is described as 'operating profit' in the divisional analyses that follow. The allocations of Manufacturing costs are shown separately in the results for each division.

  2007
£m		 2006
£m		 2005
£m
Corporate Markets      
Global Banking & Markets 3,687 3,779 3,053
UK Corporate Banking 1,961 1,762 1,571
Total Corporate Markets 5,648 5,541 4,624
Retail Markets      
Retail 2,470 2,250 2,207
Wealth Management 413 318 249
Total Retail Markets 2,883 2,568 2,456
Ulster Bank 513 421 361
Citizens 1,323 1,582 1,575
RBS Insurance 683 749 727
Manufacturing – – –
Central items (752) (1,447) (1,492)
Operating profit (excluding ABN AMRO) 10,298 9,414 8,251
ABN AMRO 128 – –
Central items (144) – –
Profit before amortisation of purchased intangible assets, integration costs and net gain on sale of strategic investments and subsidiaries 10,282 9,414 8,251

The performance of each of the divisions is available.