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Barclays Bank PLC data
Consolidated profit and loss account
For the year ended 31st December 2000
2000 1999 1998
Note £m £m £m
Interest receivable:
Interest receivable and similar income arising from debt securities 2,339 1,397 1,419
Other interest receivable and similar income 9,449 7,923 8,493
11,788 9,320 9,912
Interest payable 6,635 4,696 5,604
Profit on redemption/repurchase of loan capital 1 2 3 3
Net interest income 1 5,155 4,627 4,311
Fees and commissions receivable 3,689 3,207 3,008
Less: fees and commissions payable (320) (275) (229)
Dealing profits 2 677 556 (42)
Other operating income 3 397 258 298
Operating income 9,598 8,373 7,346
Administrative expenses – staff costs 4 3,219 3,057 2,811
Administrative expenses – other 6 1,967 1,807 1,829
Depreciation and amortisation 7 306 280 275
Operating expenses 5,492 5,144 4,915
Operating profit before provisions 4,106 3,229 2,431
Provisions for bad and doubtful debts 18 817 621 492
Provisions for contingent liabilities and commitments 8 (1) 1 76
Provisions 816 622 568
Operating profit 3,290 2,607 1,863
Loss from joint ventures (1) (1)
(Loss)/income from associated undertakings (7) (13) 22
Loss on sale or restructuring of BZW 9 (30) (3)
Profit/(loss) profit on disposal of other Group undertakings 10 214 (108) 4
Write-down of fixed asset investments 214 (4)
Profit on ordinary activities before tax 3,496 2,455 1,882
Tax on profit on ordinary activities 11 944 644 520
Profit on ordinary activities after tax 2,552 1,811 1,362
Minority interests – equity (22) (24) (20)
Profit for the financial year attributable to the members of Barclays Bank PLC (Net income) 2,530 1,787 1,342
Dividends payable to Barclays PLC d (1,352) (1,404) (1,214)
Dividends payable to preference shareholders d (24) (28) (25)
Payments to RCI holders (33) - -
Profit retained for the financial year 1,121 355 103
The note numbers refer to the notes in notes to the accounts (1) whereas the note letters refer to those in notes to the accounts (2).

For each of the years reported above, there was no material difference between profit before tax and profit retained, and historical cost profits.