Profit performance - Group

Amounts in NOK million	Q2 2017	Q1 2017	Q4 2016	Q3 2016	Q2 2016
QUARTERLY PROFIT
Net interest income	268	261	273	271	268
Other operating income	63	66	45	74	106
Total operating costs	151	150	143	148	147
Profit before impairment on loans	180	177	175	197	227
Impairment on loans, guarantees etc.	6	2	22	5	-3
Pre tax profit	174	175	153	192	230
Tax	44	44	40	46	49
Profit after tax	130	131	113	146	181

As a percentage of average assets
Net interest income	1.71	1.69	1.79	1.77	1.79
Other operating income	0.40	0.43	0.30	0.48	0.70
Total operating costs	0.96	0.97	0.94	0.97	0.98
Profit before impairment on loans	1.15	1.15	1.15	1.28	1.51
Impairment on loans, guarantees etc.	0.03	0.01	0.14	0.03	-0.02
Pre tax profit	1.12	1.14	1.01	1.25	1.53
Tax	0.28	0.28	0.26	0.30	0.33
Profit after tax	0.84	0.86	0.75	0.95	1.20