Profit performance - Group

Amounts in NOK million	Q3 2017	Q2 2017	Q1 2017	Q4 2016	Q3 2016
QUARTERLY PROFIT
Net interest income	281	268	261	273	271
Other operating income	55	63	66	45	74
Total operating costs	145	151	150	143	148
Profit before impairment on loans	191	180	177	175	197
Impairment on loans, guarantees etc.	6	6	2	22	5
Pre tax profit	185	174	175	153	192
Tax	46	44	44	40	46
Profit after tax	139	130	131	113	146

As a percentage of average assets
Net interest income	1.72	1.71	1.69	1.79	1.77
Other operating income	0.34	0.40	0.43	0.30	0.48
Total operating costs	0.89	0.96	0.97	0.94	0.97
Profit before impairment on loans	1.17	1.15	1.15	1.15	1.28
Impairment on loans, guarantees etc.	0.04	0.03	0.01	0.14	0.03
Pre tax profit	1.13	1.12	1.14	1.01	1.25
Tax	0.28	0.28	0.28	0.26	0.30
Profit after tax	0.85	0.84	0.86	0.75	0.95