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Financial Statements
Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2005 93
4 Operating costs
€ million € million
Gross profit 2005 2004
Turnover 39 672 38 566
Cost of sales (20 396) (19 856)
19 276 18 710
€ million € million
Operating costs 2005 2004
Cost of sales (20 396) (19 856)
Distribution and selling costs (9 292) (8 255)
Administrative expenses(a) (4 670) (6 216)
(34 358) (34 327)
Operating costs include:
Staff costs (5 922) (5 889)
Raw and packaging materials and goods purchased for resale (15 873) (15 017)
Amortisation of finite-lived intangible assets and software (99) (64)
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment(b) (741) (750)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment (49) (239)
Advertising and promotions (4 999) (4 449)
Research and development (953) (991)
Restructuring costs (293) (621)
Gain/(loss) on disposals of group companies(c) 152 338
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets (382) (1 003)
Remuneration of auditors:(d)
Statutory audit fees (14) (13)
Other audit services (1) (1)
Other payments to PricewaterhouseCoopers for non-audit services:
Audit-related services (2) (4)
Tax (3) (4)
Other services (2) (2)
Lease rentals:
Minimum operating lease payments (442) (416)
Contingent operating lease payments (3) (5)
(445) (421)
Less: Sub-lease income relating to operating lease agreements 59
(440) (412)
(a) Includes amortisation of finite-lived intangible assets and impairment of goodwill, intangible assets and property, plant and equipment.
(b) Includes €(30) million (2004: €(30) million) for property, plant and equipment under finance leases.
(c) Excluding profit on UCI disposal of €503 million in 2005.
(d) A description of the services we allow our auditors to perform is given within the Report of the Audit Committee on page 71. In addition to
the amounts shown above, costs of €1 million (2004: €nil million) were incurred in 2005 in respect of work carried out by the auditors in
connection with the disposal of UCI (reported as discontinued operations, see note 29 on page 129).
Notes to the consolidated accounts
Unilever Group