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| . | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 |
| Sales | 18441 | 20218 | 20053 | 20200 | 16742 | 15052 | 15493 | 15822 | 17151 | 16182 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 13799 | 14679 | 14108 | 13337 | 12131 | 11370 | 11862 | 11874 | 12309 | 10040 |
| Gross Profit | 4642 | 5539 | 5945 | 6863 | 4611 | 3682 | 3631 | 3948 | 4842 | 6142 |
| Operating Expenses | 3256 | 2813 | 2858 | 2972 | 2791 | 2608 | 3226 | 3009 | 2650 | 2405 |
| Operating Profit | 1386 | 2726 | 3087 | 3891 | 1820 | 1074 | 405 | 939 | 2192 | 3737 |
| Interest | 493 | 471 | 494 | 140 | 271 | 278 | 443 | 368 | 425 | 285 |
| Other | -1119 | -693 | -695 | 222 | -77 | -462 | -145 | -450 | -259 | -249 |
| Profit before tax | 2012 | 2948 | 3288 | 3529 | 1626 | 1258 | 107 | 1021 | 2026 | 3701 |
| Tax | 685 | 1041 | 1187 | 1442 | 654 | 514 | 67 | 269 | 773 | 1350 |
| Profit after tax | 1327 | 1907 | 2101 | 2087 | 972 | 744 | 40 | 752 | 1253 | 2351 |
| Source: The Dow Company 1998 Annual Report | ||||||||||