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68
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
MANUFACTURING, RETAILING AND SERVICES BUSINESSES
Combined financial statements of Berkshire's Manufacturing, Retailing and Services businesses - unaudited and not
fully adjusted to conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - are presented on the following page. The
operations whose data have been combined in these presentations include the following:
Operation Product/Service/Activity
Adalet Electrical enclosure systems and cable accessories
Blue Chip Stamps Marketing motivational services
Borsheim's Retailing fine jewelry
Buffalo News Daily and Sunday newspaper
Campbell Hausfeld Air compressors, air tools, painting systems, pressure washers, welders and
generators
Carefree Comfort and convenience products for the recreational vehicle industry
Cleveland Wood Products Vacuum cleaner brushes and bags
Dexter Shoe Companies Dress, casual and athletic shoes
Douglas Products Specialty and cordless vacuum cleaners
Executive Jet Fractional ownership programs for general aviation aircraft
Fechheimer Bros. Co. Uniforms and accessories
FlightSafety High technology training to operators of aircraft and ships
France Ignition and sign transformers and components
H. H. Brown Shoe Co. Work shoes, boots and casual footwear
Halex Zinc die cast conduit fittings and other electrical construction materials
Helzberg's Diamond Shops Retailing fine jewelry
International Dairy Queen Licensing and servicing Dairy Queen Stores
Kingston Appliance controls
Kirby Home cleaning systems
Lowell Shoe, Inc. Women's and nurses' shoes
Meriam Pressure and flow measurement devices
Nebraska Furniture Mart Retailing home furnishings
Northland Fractional horsepower electric motors
Powerwinch Marine and general purpose winches, windlasses, and hoists
Precision Steel Products Steel service center
Quikut Cutlery for the home and sporting goods markets
ScottCare Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and monitoring equipment
Scot Labs Cleaning compounds and solutions
See's Candies Boxed chocolates and other confectionery products
Stahl Truck equipment including service bodies, flatbed bodies, cranes, tool boxes,
hoists and dump bodies
Star Furniture Company Retailing home furnishings
Wayne Combustion Systems Oil and gas burners for residential and commercial furnaces and water heaters
Wayne Pumps Sump, utility and sewage pumps
Western Enterprises Medical and industrial compressed gas fittings and regulators
Western Plastics Molded plastic components
R.C. Willey Home Furnishings Retailing home furnishings
World Book Printed and multimedia encyclopedias and other reference materials