2001
£m
  2000
£m
 
Turnover 4,958.2   4,652.9  
Deduct:        
Purchased materials and services 2,755.3   2,587.6  
Value added 2,202.9   2,065.3  
    %   %
Utilised as follows:        
Wages, pension contributions and employee benefits 1,413.9 64.2 1,315.5 63.7
Reorganisation costs 133.5 6.1 19.3 0.9
Merger costs 54.2 2.5    
Losses on actual/anticipated disposals 411.0 18.6    
Taxation 92.1 4.2 158.3 7.7
Net interest 116.2 5.3 80.7 3.9
Dividends 199.5 9.0 165.6 8.0
Goodwill amortisation 48.7 2.2 35.5 1.7
Depreciation 139.3 6.3 132.0 6.4
Retained profit (405.5) (18.4) 158.4 7.7
Value added 2,202.9 100.0 2,065.3 100.0