Duke Energy Corporation
Years Ended December 31

(In Millions, except per share amounts) 1997  1996  1995 

Operating Revenues
  Natural gas and petroleum products (Notes 2 and 5)
    Sales, trading and marketing of natural gas $ 8,150.7 $ 5,848.0 $ 3,397.2
      and petroleum products
    Transportation and storage of natural gas 1,503.5 1,522.9 1,500.6
  Electric (Notes 2 and 5)
    Generation, transmission and distribution 4,334.5 4,436.6 4,454.6
    Trading and marketing of electricity 1,664.9 77.8 9.8
  Other (Note 9) 655.3 417.1 332.5

    Total operating revenues 16,308.9 12,302.4 9,694.7

Operating Expenses
  Natural gas and petroleum products purchased (Note 2) 7,705.2 5,414.3 3,119.3
  Fuel used in electric generation (Note 2) 742.8 758.5 744.2
  Net interchange and purchased power (Notes 2, 5 and 6) 1,960.2 456.8 480.2
  Other operation and maintenance (Notes 5, 12 and 15) 2,720.9 2,382.8 2,209.0
  Depreciation and amortization (Notes 2 and 6) 841.0 789.4 737.1
  Property and other taxes 368.8 342.0 336.6

    Total operating expenses 14,338.9 10,143.8 7,626.4

Operating Income 1,970.0 2,158.6 2,068.3

Other Income and Expenses
  Deferred returns and allowance for funds used
    during construction (Note 2) 109.4 104.8 113.9
  Other, net 28.7 30.8 8.3

    Total other income and expenses 138.1 135.6 122.2

Earnings Before Interest and Taxes 2,108.1 2,294.2 2,190.5
Interest Expense (Notes 8 and 11) 471.8 499.2 508.2
Minority Interests (Note 3) 23.0 6.2 -- 

Earnings Before Income Taxes 1,613.3 1,788.8 1,682.3
Income Taxes (Notes 2 and 7) 638.9 697.8 664.2

Income Before Extraordinary Item 974.4 1,091.0 1,018.1
Extraordinary Item (net of tax) --  16.7 -- 

Net Income 974.4 1,074.3 1,018.1

Dividends and Premiums on Redemptions of
  Preferred and Preference Stock (Note 14) 72.8 44.2 48.9

Earnings Available for Common Stockholders $ 901.6 $ 1,030.1 $ 969.2

Common Stock Data (Note 2)
  Average shares outstanding 359.8 361.2 361.2
  Earnings per share (before extraordinary item)
    Basic $ 2.51 $ 2.90 $ 2.68
    Dilutive $ 2.50 $ 2.88 $ 2.67
  Earnings per share
    Basic $ 2.51 $ 2.85 $ 2.68
    Dilutive $ 2.50 $ 2.83 $ 2.67
  Dividends per share $ 1.90 $ 1.57 $ 1.50

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements