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Results by nature of income and expense

Dealing Profits

In the tables below, income and cost totals excluding, where appropriate, the results of The Woolwich, related integration costs, restructuring costs, the results of former BZW businesses and the write-down of leases are shown to assist in the analysis of the ongoing business performance.
2000 1999 1998
£m £m £m
Rates related business 536 397 134
Credit related business 141 159 (176)
677 556 (42)
Excluding The Woolwich
acquisition and former
BZW businesses 677 556 (36)
Dealing profits rose 22% with almost all the Group’s dealing profits arising in Barclays Capital. The Rates businesses continued to perform well, in particular interest rate derivatives. In the Credit businesses, equity derivatives and credit repackaging made good contributions, but in the second half these were in part offset by continuing difficult market conditions in the secondary bond market due to the widening of credit spreads.

Total foreign exchange income for the year was £388m (1999 £380m) and consisted of the revenues earned from both retail and wholesale activities. The foreign exchange revenue earned by Retail Financial Services and Corporate Banking on customer transactions is reported within fees and commissions.

Dealing profits in 1999 increased by £592m as a result of stability returning to the world credit markets.