2006 Highlights

	2006	2005
Net Sales (dollars in billions)	$49.1	$46.3
Net Income (dollars in billions)	$3.7	$4.5
Earnings per Share – Diluted	$3.82	$4.62
Dividends Declared per Share	$1.50	$1.34
Energy Intensity (BTUs per pound of production)	3,863	3,922
Injury and Illness Rate (recordable incidents per 200,000 work hours)	0.39	0.40
Taxes Paid (dollars in billions)	$1.6	$1.6
Total Purchases (dollars in billions)	$35.3	$32.7
Charitable Contributions (dollars in millions)	$27.9	$23.2

*Prior to 2006, India was reported as part of the Asia Pacific region; and Middle East and Africa were reported as parts of the European region.

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