BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.

Selected Financial Data for the Past Five Years
(dollars in millions, except per share data)


2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

Revenues:

                   
   Insurance premiums earned $19,343   $14,306   $ 5,481   $ 4,761   $ 4,118  
   Sales and service revenues 7,331   5,918   4,675   3,615   3,095  
   Interest, dividend and other investment income 2,791   2,314   1,049   916   778  
   Income from finance and financial products
     businesses
556   125   212   32   25  

   Realized investment gain (1)

   3,955

   1,365

   2,415

   1,106

   2,484

   Total revenues

$33,976
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$24,028
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$13,832
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$10,430
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$10,500
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Earnings:

                   
     Before realized investment gain

$    936

 

$    671

 

$ 1,277

 

$ 1,197

 

$    884

 
     Realized investment gain (1)

   2,392

     886

   1,553

     704

   1,605

     Net earnings

$ 3,328
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$ 1,557
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$ 2,830
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$ 1,901
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$ 2,489
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Earnings per share:

                   
     Before realized investment gain

$    614

 

$    442

 

$ 1,021

 

$    971

 

$    733

 
     Realized investment gain (1)

   1,571

     583

   1,241

     571

   1,332

     Net earnings

$ 2,185
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$ 1,025
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$ 2,262
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$ 1,542
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$ 2,065
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Year-end data (2):

                   
     Total assets

$135,792

 

$131,416

 

$122,237

 

$56,111

 

$43,409

 
     Borrowings under investment agreements
       and other debt (3)

2,663

 

2,465

 

2,385

 

2,267

 

1,944

 
     Shareholders’ equity

61,724

 

57,761

 

57,403

 

31,455

 

23,427

 
     Class A equivalent common shares
       outstanding, in thousands

1,526

 

1,521

 

1,519

 

1,234

 

1,232

 
     Shareholders' equity per outstanding  
       Class A equivalent share

$ 40,442
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$ 37,987
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$ 37,801
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$25,488
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$19,011
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(1)      The amount of realized investment gain/loss for any given period has no predictive value, and variations in amount from period to period have no practical analytical value, particularly in view of the unrealized appreciation now existing in Berkshire's consolidated investment portfolio.

(2)      Year-end data for 1998 includes General Re Corporation acquired by Berkshire on December 21, 1998.

(3)      Excludes borrowings of finance businesses.