Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Income

Duke Energy Corporation
Years Ended December 31,
(In millions, except per share amounts) 1998 1997 1996
Operating Revenues
   Sales, trading and marketing of natural gas
      and petroleum products (Notes 1 and 4) $ 7,854 $ 8,151 $ 5,848
   Transportation and storage of natural gas (Notes 1 and 4) 1,450 1,504 1,523
   Generation, transportation and distribution of electricity
      (Notes 1 and 4)
4,586 4,334 4,436
   Trading and marketing of electricity (Notes 1 and 4) 2,788 1,665 78
   Other (Note 8) 932 655 417
      Total operating revenues 17,610 16,309 12,302
Operating Expenses
   Natural gas and petroleum products purchases (Note 1) 7,497 7,705 5,414
   Fuel used in electric generation (Notes 1 and 11) 767 743 758
   Net interchange and purchased power (Notes 1, 4, and 5) 2,916 1,960 457
   Other operation and maintenance (Notes 4, 11 and 14) 2,738 2,721 2,383
   Depreciation and amortization (Notes 1 and 5) 909 841 789
   Property and other taxes 350 369 342
      Total operating expenses 15,177 14,339 10,143
Operating Income 2,433 1,970 2,159
Other Income and Expenses
   Deferred returns and allowance for funds used
      during construction (Note 1) 88 109 105
   Other, net 126 29 30
      Total other income and expenses 214 138 135
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes 2,647 2,108 2,294
Interest Expense (Notes 7 and 10) 514 472 499
Minority Interest (Notes 2 and 12) 96 23 6
Earnings Before Income Taxes 2,037 1,613 1,789
Income Taxes (Notes 1 and 6) 777 639 698
Income Before Extraordinary Item 1,260 974 1,091
Extraordinary Loss, net of tax (8 ) --  (17 )
Net Income 1,252 974 1,074
Dividends and Premiums on Redemptions of
   Preferred and Preference Stock (Note 13) 21 72 44
Earnings Available for Common Stockholders $ 1,231 $ 902 $ 1,030
Common Stock Data (Note 1)
   Weighted average share outstanding 361 360 361
   Earnings per share (before extraordinary item)
      Basic $ 3.43 $ 2.51 $ 2.90
      Dilutive $ 3.42 $ 2.50 $ 2.88
   Earnings per share
      Basic $ 3.41 $ 2.51 $ 2.85
      Dilutive $ 3.40 $ 2.50 $ 2.83
   Dividends per share $ 2.20 $ 1.90 $ 1.57
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements